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Naoko Awa
(5 January 1943 – 25 February 1993), known by her pen name , was a Japanese novelist. She graduated from Japan Women's University. She was influenced by the Brothers Grimm, and wrote fairy tales. She mixes fantasy beings with contemporary settings. Her work appeared in ''Mejiro jidō bungaku'' (Mejiro Children’s Literature). Works * きつねの窓 (Kitsune no mado) ''The Fox’s Window: And Other Stories'', translator, Toshiya Kamei, University of New Orleans Press, 2010. * “Hanamame no nieru made,” ''Until the Beans Are Cooked'', 1993 * "First Day of Snow", My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me ''My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me: Forty New Fairy Tales'' is an anthology of fantasy stories based on the idea of fairy tales, edited by Kate Bernheimer and Carmen Giménez Smith. The book was published by Penguin Books on September ..., Penguin Books, 2010. References 1943 births 1993 deaths Japanese novelists {{Japan-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxford Companions
''Oxford Companions'' is a book series published by Oxford University Press Oxford University Press (OUP) is the university press of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world, and its printing history dates back to the 1480s. Having been officially granted the legal right to print book ..., providing general knowledge within a specific area. The first book published in the series was '' The Oxford Companion to English Literature'' (1932), compiled by the retired diplomat Sir Paul Harvey. The series has included (in alphabetical order): References External links ''Booknotes'' interview with Joel Krieger on ''The Oxford Companion to Politics of the World'', July 4, 1993. ''Oxford companion to politics in India'' Book series introduced in 1932 Series of books *Companions Publications established in 1932 {{Ref-book-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Women's University
is the oldest and largest of private Japanese women's universities. The university was established on 20 April 1901 by education reformist . The university has around 6000 students and 200 faculty. It has two campuses, named after the neighborhoods in which they are located: Mejirodai (目白台) in Bunkyō, Tokyo, and Nishi-Ikuta (西生田) in Tama, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. There are associated schools from kindergarten through senior high school. History Japan Women's University was founded by educator Jinzo Naruse in 1901. Initially, the university comprised three departments: home economics, Japanese literature, and English literature. Faculty *home economics *humanities *Integrated arts and social sciences *sciences Notable alumnae * Tsuruko Haraguchi, first Japanese woman to earn a doctorate in psychology * Yumie Hiraiwa, novelist * Raicho Hiratsuka *Tano Jōdai, sixth president of Japan Women's University *Hideko Inouye, first woman president of Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brothers Grimm
The Brothers Grimm ( or ), Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm (1786–1859), were a brother duo of German academics, philologists, cultural researchers, lexicographers, and authors who together collected and published folklore. They are among the best-known storytellers of folk tales, popularizing stories such as "Cinderella" ("), " The Frog Prince" (""), " Hansel and Gretel" ("), " Little Red Riding Hood" (""), " Rapunzel", " Rumpelstiltskin" (""), " Sleeping Beauty" (""), and "Snow White" (""). Their first collection of folk tales, '' Children's and Household Tales'' (), began publication in 1812. The Brothers Grimm spent their formative years in the town of Hanau in the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel. Their father's death in 1796 (when Jacob was eleven and Wilhelm was ten) caused great poverty for the family and affected the brothers many years after. Both brothers attended the University of Marburg, where they developed a curiosity about German folklore, which grew into a l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me
''My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me: Forty New Fairy Tales'' is an anthology of fantasy stories based on the idea of fairy tales, edited by Kate Bernheimer and Carmen Giménez Smith. The book was published by Penguin Books on September 28, 2010. The anthology itself won the 2011 World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology. Contents * Introduction (My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me: Forty New Fairy Tales), by Kate Bernheimer * Drawing the Curtain, by Gregory Maguire * "Baba Iaga and the Pelican Child", by Joy Williams * "Ardour", by Jonathon Keats * "I'm Here", by Ludmilla Petrushevskaya * "The Brother and the Bird", by Alissa Nutting * "Hansel and Gretel", by Francine Prose * "A Day in the Life of Half of Rumpelstiltskin", by Kevin Brockmeier * "With Hair of Hand-Spun Gold", by Neil LaBute * "The Swan Brothers", by Shelley Jackson * "The Warm Mouth", by Joyelle McSweeney * "Snow White, Rose Red", by Lydia Millet * "The Erlking", by Sarah Shun-lien Bynum * "Dappl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1943 Births
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 – WWII: Greek-Polish athlete and saboteur Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz is executed by the Germans at Kaisariani. * January 11 ** The United States and United Kingdom revise previously unequal treaty relationships with the Republic of China. ** Italian-American anarchist Carlo Tresca is assassinated in New York City. * January 13 – Anti-Nazi protests in Sofia result in 200 arrests and 36 executions. * January 14 – 24 – WWII: Casablanca Conference: Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States; Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; and Generals Charles de Gaulle and Henri Giraud of the Free French forces meet secretly at the Anfa Hotel in Casablanca, Morocco, to plan the Allied European strategy for the next stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Deaths
File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The White House (Moscow), Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peacefully Dissolution of Czechoslovakia, dissolved into the Czech Republic and Slovakia; In the United States, the ATF Waco siege, besieges a compound belonging to David Koresh and the Branch Davidians in a search for illegal weapons, which ends in the building being set alight and killing most inside; Eritrea gains independence; A major 1993 Storm of the Century, snow storm passes over the United States and Canada, leading to over 300 fatalities; Drug lord and narcoterrorism, narcoterrorist Pablo Escobar is killed by Military Forces of Colombia, Colombian special forces; Ramzi Yousef and other Islamic terrorism, Islamic terrorists 1993 World Trade Center bombing, detonate a truck bomb in the subterranean garage of List of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
