Adventurers - Gamba and his 15 Companions (New Edition) Atsuo Saito Iwanami Shoten Iwanami Shoten: 9784001140446

**「心を動かす物語を創り続ける斎藤惇夫」**
日本の児童文学作家、編集者。代表的な作品には、『ガンバとカワウソの冒険』や『冒険者たち ガンバと15ひきの仲間』などが含まれる。
斉藤は1940年生まれ、新潟県新潟市に育つ。立教大学法学部卒業後、電機メーカーを経て福音館書店編集部で童話編集担当に就く。1970年に処女作『グリックの冒険』で日本児童文学者協会新人賞を受賞し、その後は国際児童年特別アンデルセン賞優良作品や野間児童文芸賞などの受賞歴を立てる。
斎藤惇夫は、かつて劇団四季により『冒険者たち ガンバとその仲間』として1976年より上演された。その他、TVアニメ化もされている。
Q：何をされた方ですか？
A：日本児童文学者の代表的な作品や、アンデルセン賞などの受賞歴がある。
Q：有名な作品は何ですか？
A：「ガンバの冒険」として知られる『冒険者たち ガンバと15ひきの仲間』や、『ガンバとカワウソの冒険』など。
English Summary
**"Atsuo Saito continues to create stories that move the heart"**
Japanese children's literature writer and editor. Representative works include ``The Adventures of Gamba and the Otter'' and ``The Adventurers of Gamba and the 15-Hiki Friends''.
Saito was born in 1940 and grew up in Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture. After graduating from Rikkyo University's Faculty of Law, he worked for an electronics manufacturer before becoming a fairy tale editor at Fukuinkan Shoten Editorial Department. In 1970, he won the Japan Children's Writers Association's Newcomer's Award for his first novel, The Adventures of Glick, and went on to win the International Year of Children's Andersen Award for Best Work and the Noma Children's Literature Award.
Atsuo Saito's play was previously performed by the Shiki Theater Company as ``The Adventurers: Gamba and His Friends'' starting in 1976. In addition, it has also been made into a TV anime.
Q: What did you do?
His works are representative of Japanese children's literature, and he has won awards such as the Hans Christian Andersen Award.
Q: What are your famous works?
``Adventurers: Gamba and his Fifteen Friends'', also known as ``Gamba's Adventures'', and ``Gamba and the Otter's Adventures''.
Wikipedia:斎藤惇夫