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{{nihongo|'''''A Lost Paradise'''''|失楽園|Shitsurakuen}} is 1997 [[Japanese novel]] by
The book became a [[bestseller]] throughout Asia, selling 3 million copies in Japan. ''Shitsurakuen'' became a slang word for having an affair.<ref name="West" /><ref name="InstructionManual">{{cite news|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-06/07/content_337178.htm|title=The husband instruction manual|date=2004-06-07|work=[[China Daily]] / eastday.com|accessdate=2009-05-26}}</ref> It was first serialized in the business newspaper ''[[Nihon Keizai Shimbun]]'' in 1995.<ref name="Marran" /><ref name="Osedo">{{cite news|url=http://www.newstext.com.au/docs/CML/2005/get.jsp?docid=CML-20050202-1-015-4088409V11@QLD-METRO-2006-2005|title=Lust and seduction top stock news|last=Osedo|first=Hiroshi|date=2 February 2005|work=[[The Courier-Mail]]|accessdate=2009-05-26|quote=..Shitsurakuen (A Lost Paradise) appeared in...|archive-date=2012-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215150329/http://www.newstext.com.au/docs/CML/2005/get.jsp?docid=CML-20050202-1-015-4088409V11@QLD-METRO-2006-2005|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Yao">{{cite news|url=http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200806/20080628/article_364808.htm|title=The master of secret sin|last=Yao|first=Minji|date=28 June 2008|work=[[Shanghai Daily]]|accessdate=2009-05-26| archiveurl=
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* [http://jdorama.com/drama.377.htm ''Shitsurakuen''] at [[JDorama.com]] (TV drama)
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Revision as of 15:00, 26 December 2023
Author | Junichi Watanabe |
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Original title | 失楽園 (Shitsurakuen) |
Translator | Juliet Winters Carpenter |
Language | Japanese |
Genre | Novel |
Publisher | Kodansha |
Publication date | 1997 |
Publication place | Japan |
Published in English | 2000 |
Media type | Print (paperback) |
Pages | 372 pp |
ISBN | 4-7700-2324-3 |
A Lost Paradise (失楽園, Shitsurakuen) is 1997 Japanese novel by author Junichi Watanabe. It tells the story of a 54-year-old married former magazine editor, his affair with a 37-year-old married typesetter and their double-suicide. The couple, Kūki and Rinko, are modeled after the famous case of Sada Abe.[1][2][3]
The book became a bestseller throughout Asia, selling 3 million copies in Japan. Shitsurakuen became a slang word for having an affair.[2][4] It was first serialized in the business newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun in 1995.[3][5][6] The book was made into a film and a TV drama the same year.[2] The film Lost Paradise was nominated for 13 Japan Academy Prizes winning one with Hitomi Kuroki for lead actress.[7]
References
- ^ Hall-Balduf, Susan (25 August 2000). "Review". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ a b c West, Mark D. (2006). Secrets, sex, and spectacle: the rules of scandal in Japan and the United States. University of Chicago Press. p. 272. ISBN 0-226-89408-8. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ a b Marran, Christine L. (2007). Poison woman: figuring female transgression in modern Japanese culture. U of Minnesota Press. pp. 161–163. ISBN 0-8166-4727-5. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ "The husband instruction manual". China Daily / eastday.com. 2004-06-07. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ Osedo, Hiroshi (2 February 2005). "Lust and seduction top stock news". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 2012-02-15. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
..Shitsurakuen (A Lost Paradise) appeared in...
- ^ Yao, Minji (28 June 2008). "The master of secret sin". Shanghai Daily. Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ 第21回 日本アカデミー賞. Japan Academy Prize website (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize Association. Archived from the original on 28 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
External links
- Shitsurakuen at IMDb (film)
- Shitsurakuen at JDorama.com (TV drama)