Mimei Ogawa (1882–1961)
Autore di Rose & witch and other stories
Sull'Autore
Opere di Mimei Ogawa
Rose & witch and other stories 3 copie
Classic Japanese Fairy Tales [Volume 1]: Mimei Ogawa: The Father of Modern Japanese Fairy Tales 3 copie
小川未明童話集 2 copie
(Fairy tale masterpiece selections of Japanese) Ushion'na (1999) ISBN: 4039637003 [Japanese Import] 2 copie
Classic Japanese Fairy Tales [Volume 4]: Mimei Ogawa: The Father of Modern Japanese Fairy Tales 1 copia
Rose and Witch 1 copia
Czerwone świece i syrena 1 copia
Classic Japanese Fairy Tales [Volume 2]: Mimei Ogawa: The Father of Modern Japanese Fairy Tales 1 copia
Classic Japanese Fairy Tales [Volume 6]: Mimei Ogawa: The Father of Modern Japanese Fairy Tales 1 copia
Classic Japanese Fairy Tales [Volume 5]: Mimei Ogawa: The Father of Modern Japanese Fairy Tales 1 copia
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Ogawa, Mimei
- Nome legale
- 健作, 小川
- Data di nascita
- 1882-04-07
- Data di morte
- 1961-05-11
- Nazionalità
- Japan
- Luogo di nascita
- Niigata, Japan
- Relazioni
- 鈴江, 岡上 (daughter)
- Premi e riconoscimenti
- 文化功労者 (1953)
児童文化功労者 (第1回, 1959)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 26
- Opere correlate
- 2
- Utenti
- 33
- Popolarità
- #421,955
- Voto
- 4.3
- Recensioni
- 1
- ISBN
- 14
- Lingue
- 2
I am somewhat of a novice at Japanese literature myself. But I have read several volumes of folk tales and stories that featured Japanese myths and social preoccupations from earlier eras. This is the first time I have read a collection from a single modern Japanese author. And I wish there was more. It is said that fairy tales are a way for children to learn and become acculturated to more difficult subjects that often worry adults--dealing with youth, passageways to knowledge, becoming a part of the larger community, and coming to terms with mortality. Ogawa does that and more. What he does, here, that I find elevates these stories to true art is he has a knack for finding completely new perspectives and visions of the commonplace in life.
The stories themselves often have a melancholy air. They concern themselves with the cycle of life from an individual and civilizational perspective. And they also serve a few pointed lessons about greed, grief, and the importance of a rooted connection. They are memorable.… (altro)