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第48回（1969年） Nominee
Julius Bernard Lester
ジュリアス・バーナード・レスター
Julius Bernard Lester
ペンネーム:
Yaakov Daniel ben Avraham v'Sarah（Hebrew name adopted after conversion to Judaism）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1939-01-27 （St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.）
- 死没
- 2018-01-18 （Palmer, Massachusetts, U.S.） 78歳
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 宗教
- Judaism 1982年受洗 （洗礼名: Yaakov Daniel ben Avraham v'Sarah）
- 居住地歴
- St. Louis, Missouri → Kansas City, Kansas → Nashville, Tennessee → New York City → Amherst, Massachusetts (University of Massachusetts Amherst) → Palmer, Massachusetts (later life)
経歴
- 職業
- writer, musician, photographer, professor, civil rights activist
- 活動期間
- 1965年〜2018年
- 所属
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (faculty), Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), WBAI-FM (radio host)
- 影響を受けた人物
- W. E. B. Du Bois, James Baldwin, Leadbelly and folk music traditions, Pete Seeger (collaborator)
- 影響を与えた人物
- Jerry Pinkney (collaborative influence), Younger children's writers (reframing African-American history and folktales)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisk University | College of Arts and Sciences (major in English) | English | BA | 1956–1960 | United States |
Fisk University
College of Arts and Sciences (major in English)
/ English
学位:
BA
期間:
1956–1960
卒業年:
1960
国:
United States
Major in English; minors in Art and Spanish
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Newbery Honor | To Be a Slave | — | American Library Association | 受賞（オナー） |
| 1971 | Lewis Carroll Shelf Award | To Be a Slave | — | Unknown | 受賞 |
| 1973 | National Book Award (finalist) | The Long Journey Home: Stories from Black History | — | National Book Foundation | 候補（ファイナリスト） |
| 1983 | Coretta Scott King Award (Honor/Recipient) | This Strange New Feeling | — | Coretta Scott King Book Awards (CSKRT), American Library Association | オナー |
| 2006 | Coretta Scott King Award | Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue | — | Coretta Scott King Book Awards (CSKRT), American Library Association | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Caldecott Honor | John Henry (illustrated by Jerry Pinkney) | — | American Library Association | オナー |
| 1986 | Multiple university teaching awards | — | — | University of Massachusetts Amherst | Distinguished Teacher's Award, Faculty Fellowship, Chancellor's Medal等 |
Newbery Honor
1969
対象作品:
To Be a Slave
主催:
American Library Association
結果:
受賞（オナー）
Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
1971
対象作品:
To Be a Slave
主催:
Unknown
結果:
受賞
National Book Award (finalist)
1973
対象作品:
The Long Journey Home: Stories from Black History
主催:
National Book Foundation
結果:
候補（ファイナリスト）
Coretta Scott King Award (Honor/Recipient)
1983
対象作品:
This Strange New Feeling
主催:
Coretta Scott King Book Awards (CSKRT), American Library Association
結果:
オナー
Coretta Scott King Award
2006
対象作品:
Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue
主催:
Coretta Scott King Book Awards (CSKRT), American Library Association
結果:
受賞
Caldecott Honor
1995
対象作品:
John Henry (illustrated by Jerry Pinkney)
主催:
American Library Association
結果:
オナー
Multiple university teaching awards
1986
主催:
University of Massachusetts Amherst
結果:
Distinguished Teacher's Award, Faculty Fellowship, Chancellor's Medal等
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
To Be a Slave
1968年 Non-fiction / Children's literature 224ページA work that presents the realities of slavery in America for younger readers, combining testimony, historical documents, and commentary to depict the lives, culture, and resistance of enslaved people.
slaveryAfrican-American historymemory and testimonyhuman rights
翻訳
- English (original)
The Long Journey Home: Stories from Black History
1969年 Children's historical storiesA collection of short stories introducing events and figures from African-American history through narrative.
historical educationidentitycommunity
Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue
2005年 Historical novelA historical novel depicting the effects of slavery in a dialogue-driven format, reconstructing events through multiple characters' perspectives.
impacts of slaverycollective memorystorytelling
全著作
- The Folksinger's Guide to the 12-String Guitar as Played by Leadbelly, Lester and Pete Seeger (1965)
- Look Out, Whitey! Black Power Gon' Get Your Mama (1968)
- To Be a Slave (1968)
- The Long Journey Home: Stories from Black History (1969)
- This Strange New Feeling (1982)
- Lovesong: Becoming a Jew (1988)
- John Henry (1994, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney)
- Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue (2005)
- The Girl Who Saved Yesterday (2016)
作風・主題
- 文体
- direct, conversational proseengagement with folk and oral traditionsnonfictional techniques combining history and testimony
- 頻出モチーフ
- folktales and folk motifsmusic and songreligion and spiritualityidentity and belonging
健康
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)晩年（2018年に合併症で死去）Complications of COPD led to his death
評価・遺産
Julius Lester communicated African-American history widely through children's literature and non-fiction, carrying folk and musical traditions into the modern era. His long academic career and civil rights activism left impacts in both scholarship and community.
資料所蔵先
- Manuscript finding aids at Jones Library (Amherst, MA) special collections
大衆文化への影響
- 1960s activities featured in the PBS documentary 'The Folk Singer'
豆知識
- Recorded two folk-music albums (1966, 1967)
- Taught at the University of Massachusetts Amherst for 32 years (1971–2003)
- His books have been translated into eight languages (per sources)