Kenjiro Haitani
Kenjiro Haitani (灰谷 健次郎, Haitani Kenjirō, October 31, 1934 – November 23, 2006) was a Japanese author of children's literature.[1]
He was the author of Usagi no me ("A Rabbit's Eyes")[2] and Taiyo no Ko ("Children of the Sun"), both best-sellers.[3]
Haitani died of esophageal cancer on 23 November 2006, aged 72. According to his wishes, no funeral services were held.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Okiko Miyake, Diane Biesel, Children's Rights in the Multimedia Age Proceedings of the Fourth Pacific Rim Conference on Children's Literature (1997), p. 26
- ^ "A Rabbit's Eyes (Paperback)." Amazon.com.
- ^ Sybille A. Jagusch, Window on Japan: Japanese Children's Books and Television Today (1990), p. 24
- ^ The Japan Times, Obituary: Kenjiro Haitani (November 24, 2006)
External links
[edit]- J'Lit | Authors : Kenjiro Haitani | Books from Japan (in English)
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