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第7回（1942年） Winner
Denys James Watkins-Pitchford
でにす・じぇーむず・わときんす＝ぴっちふぉーど
Denysu Jeemuzu Watkinsu-Pitchfordo
別名:
D. J. Watkins-Pitchford
ペンネーム:
BB（Pen name used for writing. Derived from the size of lead shot BB used for shooting geese.）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1905-07-25 （Lamport, Northamptonshire）
- 死没
- 1990-09-08 （an Oxford hospital） 85歳
- 国籍
- United Kingdom
- 言語
- English
- 宗教
- Church of England 1905年受洗 （洗礼名: Denys）
- 居住地歴
- Lamport, Northamptonshire (childhood) → Rugby School (teaching years)
経歴
- 職業
- naturalist, artist, author, illustrator, art master
- 活動期間
- 1922年〜1990年
- 所属
- Rugby School
- 影響を与えた人物
- Syd Barrett
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton School of Art | — | Art | — | 15歳から1924年頃 | United Kingdom |
| Royal College of Art | — | Art | — | 1924年秋入学 | United Kingdom |
Northampton School of Art
Art
期間:
15歳から1924年頃
卒業年:
1924
国:
United Kingdom
Won travelling scholarship to Paris
Royal College of Art
Art
期間:
1924年秋入学
卒業年:
1927
国:
United Kingdom
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Carnegie Medal | The Little Grey Men | 児童書 | Library Association | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) | — | — | British Government | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Honorary degree | — | — | University of Leicester | 受賞 |
Carnegie Medal
1942
対象作品:
The Little Grey Men
部門:
児童書
主催:
Library Association
結果:
受賞
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
1989
主催:
British Government
結果:
受賞
Honorary degree
1986
主催:
University of Leicester
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
The Little Grey Men
1942年 Children's literatureA story of gnomes or elves living in an English river.
natureadventurecountryside
映像化・舞台化
- [Animated series] Baldmoney, Sneezewort, Dodder and Cloudberry (1975)
Brendon Chase
1944年 Children's literatureThree brothers run away to live in the woods.
naturesurvivaladventure
映像化・舞台化
- [TV series] Brendon Chase (1980)
全著作
- Diary & Sketchbook (1922)
- The Sportsman's Bedside Book (1937)
- Wild Lone: The Story of a Pytchley Fox (1938)
- Manka, the Sky Gypsy: The Story of a Wild Goose (1939)
- The Countryman's Bedside Book (1941)
- The Little Grey Men (1942)
- The Idle Countryman (1943)
- Narrow Boat (1944, illustrated)
翻案
- The Little Grey Men animated series (1975)
- Brendon Chase TV series (1980)
- Bill Badger and the Pirates marionette series (1970)
作風・主題
- 文体
- poeticdescriptivenaturalistic
- 頻出モチーフ
- countrysidewildlifeoutdoor pursuits
健康
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delicate health幼少期Educated at home, developed love for outdoors.
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kidney failure (dialysis)1980年代後半Required regular dialysis; died during surgery.
評価・遺産
English author awarded Carnegie Medal for children's literature on nature and countryside themes; also illustrator.
大衆文化への影響
- Favorite of Syd Barrett; excerpt read at his funeral.
- Influenced Terry Pratchett's Nac Mac Feegle.
引用
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The wonder of the world The beauty and the power, The shapes of things, Their colours, lights and shades, These I saw. Look ye also while life lasts.
出典: Motto in all his books
豆知識
- Pen name BB from BB-size lead shot for geese.
- Lost elder brother young; delicate child but became outdoorsman.
- Began contributing to Shooting Times at Rugby School.