Japan Children's Literature Association Newcomer Award にほんじどうぶんがくしゃきょうかいしんじんしょう
Edition 17 (1984)
Creative writingCriticism and research
Winners
2 peopleA children’s literary work that overlays a girl’s memories and emotions with the image of wind. It treats longing and loss through the movements of an adolescent heart.
In the memory of wind, a beloved person and lost time return.
children’s literatureadolescencememorywindloss
A children’s novel about the life and emotional uncertainty of a Korean child in Japan. As the greeting in the title suggests, language, origin, and friendship stand at the center of the story.
A single greeting reveals both distance and connection among children.
202 pages
children’s literatureKoreans in Japanlanguagefriendshipidentity