Chin Shunshin
Chen Soon Shin | |
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| Born | 18 February 1924 Kobe, Japan |
| Died | 21 January 2015 (aged 90) Kobe, Japan |
| Occupation | writer, critic |
| Genre | novels, cultural critics |
| Notable awards |
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Template:Chinese name Chin Shunshin or Chen Shunchen (陳 舜臣) (18 February 1924 – 21 January 2015)[1] was a Taiwanese-Japanese novelist, translator and cultural critic. He is best known for his historical fictions and mystery novels, including First Opium War, Chinese History, Ryukyu Wind.[2] He won numerous literary awards, including the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature and the Naoki Prize.
Major works
- Roots of Dried Grass (枯草の根)
- House Three Colors - Showa Treasure Mysteries (三色の家), Fusosha
- The Sapphire Lion Incense Burner (青玉獅子香炉)
- Chinese History (中国の歴史)
- Ryukyu Wind (琉球の風)
- Genghis Khan's Family (チンギス・ハーンの一族)
- The Taiping Rebellion. Translated by Joshua A. Fogel. orig. Taihei Tengoku. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe. 2001. ISBN 0765601001.
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Awards
- The 23rd Mystery Writers of Japan Award
- The 7th Edogawa Rampo Prize in 1961 for 枯草の根
- The 60th Naoki Prize (1968下) for The Sapphire Lion Incense Burner[3]
- The 26th Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature (1992) for Shokatsu Kōmei (諸葛孔明)[4]
See also
References
- ^ "'小説家の陳舜臣さん 死去'". 21 January 2015. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
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- ^ "吉川英治文学賞過去受賞作" [Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature Past Winners] (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
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