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第44回（1965年） Nominee
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第46回（1967年） Winner
Irene Hunt
アイリーン・ハント
Airīn Hanto
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1903-05-18 （Pontiac, Illinois, United States）
- 死没
- 2001-05-18 98歳
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Pontiac, Illinois (birthplace) → Newton, Illinois (childhood) → Minneapolis (earned M.A.) → Vermillion, University of South Dakota (teaching) → Illinois (teaching and retirement)
経歴
- 職業
- children's author, teacher, novelist
- 活動期間
- 1924年〜1985年
- ノミネート
- 1974 U.S. nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Minnesota | — | — | M.A. | — | United States |
University of Minnesota
学位:
M.A.
国:
United States
Earned an M.A. in Minneapolis; exact year not specified.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Newbery Honor Book | Across Five Aprils | 児童文学 | Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), American Library Association | honor |
| 1965 | Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award | Across Five Aprils | 児童文学 | Awarding body (Vermont) | winner |
| 1965 | Lewis Carroll Shelf Award | Across Five Aprils | 児童文学 | Awarding organization (children's literature) | winner |
| 1967 | Newbery Medal | Up a Road Slowly | 児童文学 | Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), American Library Association | winner |
| 1971 | Charles W. Follett Award | No Promises in the Wind | — | Awarding body (details unclear) | winner |
| 1985 | Parents' Choice Award | The Everlasting Hills | — | Parents' Choice Foundation | winner |
Newbery Honor Book
1965
対象作品:
Across Five Aprils
部門:
児童文学
主催:
Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), American Library Association
結果:
honor
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
1965
対象作品:
Across Five Aprils
部門:
児童文学
主催:
Awarding body (Vermont)
結果:
winner
Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
1965
対象作品:
Across Five Aprils
部門:
児童文学
主催:
Awarding organization (children's literature)
結果:
winner
Newbery Medal
1967
対象作品:
Up a Road Slowly
部門:
児童文学
主催:
Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), American Library Association
結果:
winner
Charles W. Follett Award
1971
対象作品:
No Promises in the Wind
主催:
Awarding body (details unclear)
結果:
winner
Parents' Choice Award
1985
対象作品:
The Everlasting Hills
主催:
Parents' Choice Foundation
結果:
winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Across Five Aprils
1964年 historical novel (children's)A children's historical novel set during the American Civil War in the Midwest; it follows a young narrator and explores coming of age and the impact of war on a family.
American Civil Warfamilycoming of agemorality and courage
Up a Road Slowly
1966年 children's literature, coming-of-age novelA warm novel about a girl's growth from childhood into adolescence, focusing on family relationships and self-discovery.
growthfamilyself-discovery
No Promises in the Wind
1970年 children's novelA story about young people facing hardship and adversity, emphasizing hope and family bonds.
adversityfamilyhope
The Lottery Rose
1976年 children's literature, psychological dramaA moving story about a traumatized boy and the adults around him, focusing on healing and renewal.
traumahealingrelationships
The Everlasting Hills
1985年 novelA later novel touching on themes of life, memory, and the passage of time (summary limited).
memorylifetime
全著作
- Across Five Aprils (1964)
- Up a Road Slowly (1966)
- Trail of Apple Blossoms (1969)
- No Promises in the Wind (1970)
- The Lottery Rose (1976)
- William: a novel (1978)
- Claws of a Young Century (1980)
- The Everlasting Hills (1985)
作風・主題
- 文体
- concise and compassionate narrationbalance of historical fact and fictionclear, accessible prose for young readers
- 頻出モチーフ
- family bondscourage and moralitycoming of age and self-discoveryhistorical settings (e.g., Civil War)
評価・遺産
Irene Hunt is esteemed as a children's author who used historical settings to portray growth and moral themes for young readers. She won the Newbery Medal for Up a Road Slowly and left a lasting impact on children's literature.
資料所蔵先
- Library of Congress (authority record LCCN: n80008583)
引用
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"Brilliant characterization, a telling sense of story, an uncanny ability to balance fact and fiction, and compassionate, graceful writing mark Hunt's small but distinguished body of work."
出典: Source (summary from Wikipedia article)
豆知識
- Her debut novel Across Five Aprils was published when she was 61 years old.
- She won the 1967 Newbery Medal for Up a Road Slowly.
- She died on May 18, 2001, on her 98th birthday.