Shinsuke Numata
Shinsuke Numata | |
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| Native name | 沼田真佑 |
| Born | 1978 (age 46–47) Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Notable works | Eiri |
| Notable awards | |
Shinsuke Numata (Japanese: 沼田真佑) is a Japanese writer. He is a winner of the Akutagawa Prize for literature.
Biography
[edit]Numata was born in Otaru, in Hokkaido, Japan, in 1978.
Works
[edit]Eiri (2017) - A book dealing with the relationship between two men and the aftermath of the 3/11 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.[1] Eiri was adapted into the film Beneath the Shadow in 2020 by Japanese director Keishi Otomo.[2]
Translations
[edit]Eiri was translated into French as La Pêche au toc dans le Tôhoku (Fishing in Tohoku) by Patrick Honnoré and published in 2020 .[3]
Awards
[edit]Numata was awarded 157th Akutagawa Prize in 2017, for his first published work, Eiri (影裏).[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Akutagawa Prize #157: Eiri, by Numata Shinsuke | Glynne Walley's J-lit site". blogs.uoregon.edu. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ Kanazawa, Takahiro (2 October 2020). "How Director Keishi Otomo Found Redemption in 'Beneath the Shadow'". Metropolis Japan. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "NUMATA Shinsuke". Editions Picquier (in French). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ Kikuchi, Daisuke (19 July 2017). "First-time writer Shinsuke Numata wins prestigious Akutagawa Prize". japantimes.co.jp. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
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