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Angela Johnson

アンジェラ・ジョンソン

Angela Johnson

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1961-06-18 (Tuskegee, Alabama)
国籍
United States
言語
English
居住地歴
Tuskegee, Alabama (birth) → Windham, Ohio (grew up)

経歴

職業
Children's book author, Poet
活動期間
1989年〜2024年
影響を受けた人物
Cynthia Rylant
影響を与えた人物
Jacqueline Woodson
ノミネート
Coretta Scott King Honor (When I Am Old With You, 1990), Coretta Scott King Honor (The Other Side, Shorter Poems, 1999)

学歴

Kent State University
Special education
国: United States
Left before earning degree to focus on writing

受賞歴

Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award
1991
対象作品: Tell Me a Story, Mama
主催: Ezra Jack Keats Foundation
結果: 受賞
Coretta Scott King Award
1994
対象作品: Toning the Sweep
主催: American Library Association
結果: 受賞
Coretta Scott King Award
1999
対象作品: Heaven
主催: American Library Association
結果: 受賞
MacArthur Fellowship
2003
主催: MacArthur Foundation
結果: 受賞
Coretta Scott King Award
2004
対象作品: The First Part Last
主催: American Library Association
結果: 受賞
Michael L. Printz Award
2004
対象作品: The First Part Last
主催: American Library Association
結果: 受賞
Margaret A. Edwards Award
2018
主催: YALSA
結果: 受賞
Harper Lee Award
2021
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Tell Me a Story, Mama

1989年 Picture book

A heartwarming picture book about a mother telling stories to her child.

FamilyMother-child bond

Toning the Sweep

1993年 Young adult novel

Story of an African-American family dealing with death and memory.

FamilyDeathMemory

Heaven

1998年 Young adult novel

A girl's secrets and family bonds.

IdentityFamily

The First Part Last

2003年 Young adult novel

Realistic story of a teenage father raising his child.

ParenthoodTeen pregnancyResponsibility

全著作

  • Tell Me a Story, Mama (1989)
  • When I am Old With You (1990)
  • Toning the Sweep (1993)
  • Heaven (1998)
  • The First Part Last (2003)
  • Sweet, Hereafter (2010)

作風・主題

文体
Simple yet poeticCharacter-drivenRealistic, sensitive, positive, hopeful
頻出モチーフ
African-American familiesFriendshipsChildhood experiencesAlabama historyTeen pregnancyDivorce

評価・遺産

Pioneering author in children's and YA literature, winner of multiple awards including MacArthur Fellowship, known for character-driven, nuanced stories.

引用

  • I've never set out to teach a lesson, to lecture anyone. I just want to tell a good story.
    出典: School Library Journal interview (2018年)

豆知識

  • Began writing in fourth grade with a diary from her mother
  • Avoids public eye, no social media presence