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第18回（1996年） Winner
Minfong Ho
ミンフォン・ホー
Minfong Ho
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1951-01-07 （Rangoon (now Yangon), Burma (now Myanmar)）
- 国籍
- American
- 言語
- English, Chinese, Thai
- 居住地歴
- Thailand, near Bangkok → Taiwan, Tunghai University → USA, Ithaca, New York → Singapore
経歴
- 職業
- Story writer, Writer, Journalist, English teacher
- 活動期間
- 1975年〜
- 影響を受けた人物
- Ho Rih Hwa (father), Li Lienfung (mother)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell University | College of Arts and Sciences | Economics | Bachelor's degree in economics | Transferred from Tunghai University | United States |
| Cornell University | — | Creative Writing | Master's degree | — | United States |
| Tunghai University | — | — | — | 在籍後コーネル大学へ転学 | Taiwan |
Cornell University
College of Arts and Sciences
/ Economics
学位:
Bachelor's degree in economics
期間:
Transferred from Tunghai University
卒業年:
1973
国:
United States
BA in economics. Later MA in creative writing.
Cornell University
Creative Writing
学位:
Master's degree
国:
United States
As teaching assistant in English literature.
Tunghai University
期間:
在籍後コーネル大学へ転学
国:
Taiwan
Transferred to Cornell.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Gold Star Story Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Commonwealth Book Awards | Rice without Rain | — | Commonwealth Book Council | 受賞 |
| — | Best Books for Young Adults | Rice without Rain | — | American Library Association | 選出 |
Gold Star Story Award
結果:
受賞
Commonwealth Book Awards
対象作品:
Rice without Rain
主催:
Commonwealth Book Council
結果:
受賞
Best Books for Young Adults
対象作品:
Rice without Rain
主催:
American Library Association
結果:
選出
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Sing to the Dawn
1975年 NovelA Thai village girl fights gender discrimination to pursue a city scholarship.
Gender discriminationPovertyFamilyEducation
映像化・舞台化
- [Musical] Sing to the Dawn (1996)
翻訳
- Thai, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, French
全著作
- Sing to the Dawn (1975)
- Tanjong Rhu and Other Stories (1986)
- Rice without Rain (1986)
- The Clay Marble (1991)
- The Two Brothers (1994)
- Hush!: A Thai Lullaby (1996)
- Maples in the Mist: Children's Poems from the Tang Dynasty (1996)
- Brother Rabbit: A Cambodian Tale (1997)
- Gathering the Dew (The Stone Goddess) (2003)
- Peek!: A Thai Hide-and-Seek (2004)
- Journeys: An Anthology of Short Stories (2008)
- The Ho Minfong Collection (2010)
作家による翻訳
- Maples in the Mist (translation of Tang poems)
作品の翻訳
- Selected works translated into Thai, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, French
作風・主題
- 文体
- Simple yet touching languageOptimistic themesRealistic depictions of Southeast Asia
- 頻出モチーフ
- Strong female protagonistsFamily unityPoverty and oppressionHistorical events
評価・遺産
Known for realistic stories of poverty in Southeast Asia, optimistic themes, strong female leads, popular in children's and YA literature.
豆知識
- Brother is Ho Kwon Ping.
- Began writing at Cornell to combat homesickness.
- Experiences in Thai student movement and Cambodian refugee aid influence her works.