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Uematsu Yosaku

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Uematsu Yosaku

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1931-05-07 (Higashine Town, Kitamurayama District, Yamagata Prefecture (now Higashine City), Japan)
死没
1988-01-16 (Unknown (Japan)) 56歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
children's literature author
活動期間
1950年〜1988年

学歴

Murayama Agricultural High School (formerly Murayama Agricultural School), Yamagata
Agriculture
国: Japan
Graduated from a local agricultural high school. Exact graduation year unknown.

受賞歴

Japan Children's Literature Association Award
1961
対象作品: Yama ga Naiteru (The Mountain Is Crying) (co-authored)
主催: Japan Children's Literature Association
結果: winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Mountain Is Crying

1960年 children's novel (long)

A co-authored children's novel set against land disputes around the Otakane area and protests against military facilities, told from the perspective of youths and addressing regional change and coming of age.

land disputeanti-base protestcoming of age

Song of the Apple

1973年 picture book

A children's picture book about apples, illustrated by Genjiro Minoda and published by Poplar Publishing.

natureagriculturelocal community

A Horse Came to School

1975年 children's book (picture book)

Depicts children's interactions and amazement when a horse arrives at school.

school lifeinteraction with animals

The War of Wild Rabbit Village

1977年 children's literature

A children's work portraying memories and effects of war from the perspective of a village and its children.

warmemorypeace

The Island Where the Southern Cross Is Visible

1985年 children's literature

A children's story framed as an account of a day when war occurred, illustrated by Genjiro Minoda.

memories of warisland life

全著作

  • Yama ga Naiteru: A Long Children's Novel (co-authored)
  • Song of the Apple
  • A Horse Came to School
  • The War of Wild Rabbit Village
  • Gizamimi no Usagi
  • One Cherry
  • The Island Where the Southern Cross Is Visible

作風・主題

文体
accessible, child-friendly narrationdetail-oriented depiction of locality and nature
頻出モチーフ
rural life and orchardswar and memorychildren's perspective

評価・遺産

Uematsu Yosaku is recognized as a children's author who portrayed local events and memories of war from children's perspectives. He is known for winning the Japan Children's Literature Association Award in 1961 and left a notable legacy among children's writers from Yamagata Prefecture.

豆知識

  • His orchard was seized by the Japanese military during World War II.
  • A postwar apple orchard he developed was also seized by U.S. forces, prompting him to take part in anti-base protests.
  • In 1961 he received the 1st Japan Children's Literature Association Award for 'Yama ga Naiteru'.