Fuminori Nakamura
Fuminori Nakamura | |
|---|---|
 Fuminori Nakamura in 2013 | |
| Born | September 2, 1977 |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Period | 2002–present |
| Notable awards | Akutagawa Prize 2005 Ōe Kenzaburō Prize 2010 |
| Website | |
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Fuminori Nakamura (中村 文則, Nakamura Fuminori, born 2 September 1977) is the pseudonym[citation needed] of a Japanese author. Nakamura came to international attention when he won the 2010 Kenzaburō Ōe Prize for his novel, The Thief (掏摸, "Pick-pocket"). The English translation of the novel was well received.
Works in English translation
- The Thief (original title: Suri), trans. Satoko Izumo and Stephen Coates (Soho Crime, 2012)
- Evil and the Mask (original title: Aku to Kamen no Rūru), trans. Satoko Izumo and Stephen Coates (Soho Crime, 2013)
- Last Winter, We Parted (original title: Kyonen no fuyu, kimi to wakare), trans. Allison Markin Powell (Soho Press, 2014)
- The Gun (original title: Jū), trans. Allison Markin Powell (Soho Press, 2016)
Reception
The Wall Street Journal called The Thief a "chilling philosophical thriller" and included it in its Best Fiction of 2012,[1] while Time Out Chicago called the novel a "breath of fresh air." [2] The novel was also a finalist for the 2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in the Best Mystery/Thriller category.[3]
The book, though marketed as crime fiction, was cited by some reviewers as being a work of literary fiction.[4][5]
Awards and nominations
Japanese Awards
- 2002 – Shincho Prize for New Writers: Jū (The Gun [6])
- 2004 – Noma Literary Prize for New Writers: Shakō (Shield Me from the Light [7])
- 2005 – Akutagawa Prize: Tsuchi no Naka no Kodomo (Child in the Ground)
- 2010 – Ōe Kenzaburō Prize: The Thief
U.S. Awards
- 2012 – Nominee for Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/thriller: The Thief
- 2014 – David Goodis Award[8]
Bibliography
Novels
- Jū (銃), 2003 (The Gun, Soho Press, 2015)
- Shakō (遮光) [Shield Me from the Light], 2004
- Akui no Shuki (悪意の手記) [A Note of Malice], 2005
- Tsuchi no naka no kodomo (土の中の子ども), 2005 (The Boy in the Earth, Soho Press, 2017)
- Saigo no Inochi (最後の命) [Final Life], 2007
- Nani mo ka mo Yūutsuna Yoru ni (何もかも憂鬱な夜に) [In the Night I Feel Everything Melancholy], 2009
- Suri (掏摸), 2009 (The Thief, Soho Press, 2012), ("دزد" [in Persian], Qoqnoos publication, Iran, 2015)[9]
- Aku to Kamen no Rūru (悪と仮面のルール), 2010 (Evil and the Mask, Soho Press, 2013)
- Ōkoku (王国), 2011 (The Kingdom, Soho Press, 2016)
- Meikyū (迷宮) [The Labyrinth], 2012
- Kyonen no Fuyu, Kimi to Wakare (去年の冬、きみと別れ), 2013 (Last Winter, We Parted, Soho Press, 2014)
- Kyōdan X (教団X), 2014 [Cult X, Soho Press, 2018]
- Anata ga Kieta Yoru ni (あなたが消えた夜に) [On the Night You Disappeared], 2015
- Watashi no Shōmetsu (私の消滅) [My Annihilation], 2016
- Aaru Teikoku (R帝国) [Empire R], 2017
Short story collections
- Tsuchi no Naka no Kodomo (土の中の子供)[Child in the Ground], 2005
- Tsuchi no Naka no Kodomo (土の中の子供), 2005
- Kumo no Koe (蜘蛛の声)[The Voice of a Spider], 2004
- Sekai no Hate (世界の果て)[The Edge of the World], 2009
- Tsuki no Shita no Kodomo (月の下の子供)[Child under the Moon], 2008
- Gomi Yashiki (ゴミ屋敷)[The Garbage Room], 2008
- Sensō-Biyori (戦争日和)[The Day worthy of the War], 2006
- Yoru no Zawameki (夜のざわめき)[Noises in the Night], 2007
- Sekai no Hate (世界の果て), 2006
- Madoi no Mori: 50 Stories (惑いの森～50ストーリーズ)[The Woods of a Delusion: 50 Stories], 2012
- error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help), 2014
References
- ^ "The Best Fiction of 2012". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ Messinger, Jonathan. "The Thief by Fuminori Nakamura | Book review". Time Out Chicago. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ Kellogg, Carolyn (20 February 2013). "Announcing the 2012 L.A. Times Book Prize finalists". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ Messinger, Jonathan. "The Thief by Fuminori Nakamura | Book review". Time Out Chicago. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ Corrigan, Maureen (26 March 2012). "Book World: "The Thief," by Fuminori Nakamura". Washington Post. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ J'Lit | Publications : The Gun | Books from Japan Template:En icon
- ^ J'Lit | Publications: Shield Me from the Light | Books from Japan Template:En icon
- ^ As Seen in International Association of Crime Writers Weekly E-News - NoirCon 2014 Archived February 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://qoqnoos.ir/BookDetails.aspx?BookID=1248
