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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 people
Mizushima Shiho みづしま しほ award

A 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
Rie Muranaka むらなか りえ award

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