靴屋のタスケさん（読みもの）
Tasuke the Cobbler
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『靴屋の タスケさん』（Kutsuya no Tasuke-san）
職人の手仕事に興味をひかれる戦時下の幼い少女の気持ちをみずみずしく描いたフィクション。舞台は1942年の東京。小学校1年生の「わたし」が住む地域に、若い靴職人のタスケさんが店をだす。少女は放課後になると靴屋にいき、タスケさんのプロの仕事ぶりに見とれる。極度の近眼のため徴兵を免れていたタスケさんだったが、やがて戦況が悪化すると少女の前から姿を消す。兵隊にとられたのだ。おだやかな日常と、暴力的な戦争の対比がうかびあがる。（さくま）
| 出版社 | 偕成社 |
|---|---|
| 初版年 | 2017年 |
| ISBN | 9784035285205 |
| ページ数 | 72頁 |
| サイズ | 22×16 |
| 対象年齢 | 9歳から |
| キーワード | 戦争 友情 切なさ |
Tasuke the Cobbler
This story is about a little girl who is drawn to an artisan’s handiwork during the war. The setting is Tokyo in 1942, and the author bases the story on her own wartime experiences. The first-person protagonist has just started school when a young cobbler called Tasuke opens a shop in her neighborhood. She is fascinated by his craft, and after school drops by his shop to watch him at work. Tasuke had escaped the draft on account of being nearsighted, but as the war progresses even he is called up to fight. Abruptly the girl is made aware of the contrast between her peaceful days and the violence of war. Her feelings are vividly portrayed throughout the story. (Sakuma)
- Text: Kadono, Eiko | Illus. Mori, Tamaki
- Kaiseisha
- 2017
- 72 pages
- 22×16
- ISBN 9784035285205
- Ages 9 +
Shoes, Artisans, War