Japan Children's Literature Association Newcomer Award
ひろしの歌がきこえる (児童文学創作シリーズ)
Hiroshi no Uta ga Kikoeru is a children's novel by Yumiko Izawa. It portrays children carrying loneliness and shadowed pasts as they meet others, are hurt, and still try to keep themselves connected to the world.
Work Information
A child in loneliness searches for a place to belong while encountering the voices of others.
Hiroshi no Uta ga Kikoeru was published by Kodansha in 1979 in its children's literature series. Yumiko Izawa depicts children's loneliness, wounded feelings, and awkward relationships with others through a realistic mode of writing for young readers. The song in the title is not simple cheerfulness; it is Hiroshi's voice reaching those around him, a faint resonance that connects isolated children.
Review Summaries
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Critical writing on children's literature discusses the work as a story about children who carry shadows. It treats children's pain without separating it from social background, while still allowing readers to meet it through narrative.
Book Information
- Publisher
- 講談社
- Published
- 1979-12-01
- Pages
- 189 pages
- Language
- 日本語
- ISBN-13
- 9784061189973
- ISBN-10
- 4061189972
- Category
- 本/文学・評論
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