Bianki - Bianki (English notation) Виталий Валентинович Бианки / Vitaliy Valentinovich Bianki

A Russian author of children's stories about animals. Born into a family of natural scientists in St. Petersburg, he was familiar with nature and animals from an early age, nurturing his observational skills. He majored in natural sciences at the University of St. Petersburg. He deepened his research into nature and animals through academic research trips to remote areas and hunting, and from 1923 he began publishing a series of stories in children's magazines, starting with The House in the Forest (1924). Most of his works are short and medium-length stories, but his masterpiece The Forest Newspaper (1928), which focuses on the lives of animals in the forest throughout the four seasons, stands out for its unique format and rich content. His other works include Murzuk the Orphan (1924) and Peak the Baby Mouse (1928).

[Risako Uchida]

"Kizuka section, Takakura Taro et al. translated "Bianchi Animal Stories", 22 volumes (1981, Rironsha)" ▽ "Kizuka section, Takakura Taro translated "Bianchi Animal Stories", 7 volumes (1968, Rironsha)" ▽ "Kizuka section, Uchida Risako et al. translated "Bianchi Children's Animal Stories", 7 volumes (1969, Rironsha)"

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ロシアの動物児童文学者。サンクト・ペテルブルグの自然科学者の家に生まれ、幼少から自然や動物に親しみ、観察眼を養う。ペテルブルグ大学で自然科学を専攻。辺地への学術調査旅行や狩猟などで自然や動物の研究を深め、のち1923年から子供向けの雑誌に『森のおうち』（1924）以下続々と作品を発表。ほとんどが中・短編だが、森の四季のなかでの動物の生活を中心にまとめた大作『森の新聞』（1928）はユニークな形式と豊富な内容で際だっている。ほかに『みなし子のムルズク』（1924）、『子ネズミのピーク』（1928）などがある。

［内田莉莎子］

『樹下節、タカクラ・タロー他訳『ビアンキ動物記』全22巻（1981・理論社）』▽『樹下節、タカクラ・タロー訳『ビアンキ動物記』全7巻（1968・理論社）』▽『樹下節・内田莉莎子他訳『ビアンキのこども動物記』全7巻（1969・理論社）』

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