Tsubota Jōji

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Tsubota Jōji ( Japanese 坪 田 譲 治 ; born March 3, 1890 in Okayama Prefecture ; † July 7, 1982 ) was a Japanese children's author.

Life

He studied English literature and was subsequently a student of the youth book author Ogawa Mimei . He started writing children's stories in the 1920s. His breakthrough came in 1936 with his children's story Obake no sekai : He was awarded the Asahi Prize in 1973 .

Works

  • Kateiyō jidogeki (1922) - (Children's dramas for the home)
  • Mahō (1935) - (Magic / Sorcery)
  • Obake no sekai (1935) - (The world of ghosts)
  • Kaki to jinshichi (1964) - (German old Jinshichi, 1969)
  • Kaze no naka no kodomo (1936) - (Children in the wind)
  • Momotarō - (Momotaro)
Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus, Tsubota is the family name, Jōji the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Tsubota Jōji
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 坪 田 譲 治 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese writer
DATE OF BIRTH March 3, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH Okayama Prefecture
DATE OF DEATH July 7, 1982