Shūichi Yoshida (吉田 修一, Yoshida Shūichi, born 14 September 1968) is a Japanese novelist.

Shūichi Yoshida
Born (1968-09-14) 14 September 1968 (age 56)
Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Occupationnovelist
NationalityJapanese

Biography

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Shūichi Yoshida was born in Nagasaki, and studied Business Administration at Hosei University. He won the Bungakukai Prize for New Writers in 1997 for his story "Saigo no Musuko", and the Akutagawa Prize in 2002 (the fifth time he'd been nominated for the prize) for "Park Life". In 2002 he also won the Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize for Parade, and for winning both literary and popular prizes Yoshida was seen as a crossover writer, like Amy Yamada or Masahiko Shimada. In 2003 he wrote lyrics for the song "Great Escape" on Tomoyasu Hotei's album, 'Doberman'. His 2007 novel, Akunin, won the Osaragi Jiro Prize and the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award, and was adapted into an award-winning 2010 film by Lee Sang-il. Another novel, Taiyo wa Ugokanai has been made into a 2020 film.

Works in English translation

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  • Villain (original title: Akunin), trans. Philip Gabriel (London: Pantheon, 2010) ISBN 978-0-307-37887-3
  • Parade (original title: Parēdo), trans. Philip Gabriel (London: Harvill Secker, 2014) ISBN 9781846552373

Awards and nominations

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Japanese Awards
British Award

Bibliography

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Novels

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  • Parēdo (Parade) (パレード), 2002 (Parade, London: Harvill Secker, 2014)
  • TōKyō Wankei (東京湾景), 2003
  • Nagasaki Ranraku-Zaka (長崎乱楽坂), 2004
  • Rando Māku (Landmark) (ランドマーク), 2004
  • Shichi Gatsu Nijū Yokka Dōri (7月24日通り), 2004
  • Hinata (ひなた), 2006
  • Akunin (悪人), 2007 (Villain, London: Pantheon, 2010)
  • Shizuka na Bakudan (静かな爆弾), 2008
  • Sayonara Keikoku (さよなら渓谷), 2008
  • Moto Shokukin (元職員), 2008
  • Yokomichi Yonosuke (横道世之介), 2009
  • Heisei Saru Kani Kassenzu (平成猿蟹合戦図), 2011
  • Taiyō wa Ugokanai (太陽は動かない), 2012
  • (路(ルウ)), 2012
  • Ai ni Ranbō (愛に乱暴), 2013
  • Ikari (怒り), 2014
  • Hashi o Wataru (橋を渡る), 2016[4]
  • Kokuhō (国宝), 2018[5][6]
  • Anju to Zushiō (アンジュと頭獅王), 2019[7]
  • Mizuumi no Onna-tachi (湖の女たち), 2020[8]
  • Miss Sunshine (ミス・サンシャイン), 2022[9]

Short story collections

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  • Saigo no Musuko (最後の息子), 1999
  • Nettaigyo (熱帯魚), 2001
  • Pāku Raifu (Park Life) (パーク・ライフ), 2002
  • Nichiyōbi tachi (日曜日たち), 2003
  • Haru, Bānīzu de (春、バーニーズで), 2004
  • Onna tachi wa Ni do Asobu (女たちは二度遊ぶ), 2006
  • Hatsukoi Onsen (初恋温泉), 2006
  • Urizun (うりずん), 2007
  • Ano Sora no Shita de (あの空の下で), 2008
  • Kyanserusareta Machi no Annai (キャンセルされた街の案内), 2009
  • Sora no Bōken (空の冒険), 2010

Adaptations

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Notes

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  1. ^ J'Lit | Publications : Parade | Books from Japan (in English)
  2. ^ J'Lit | Publications : Park Life | Books from Japan (in English)
  3. ^ J'Lit | Publications : Yonosuke Yokomichi | Books from Japan (in English)
  4. ^ "橋を渡る". Hanmoto.com. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  5. ^ "国宝 (上) 青春篇". Hanmoto.com. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "国宝 (下) 花道篇". Hanmoto.com. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  7. ^ "アンジュと頭獅王". Hanmoto.com. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  8. ^ "湖の女たち". Hanmoto.com. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  9. ^ "ミス・サンシャイン". Hanmoto.com. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  10. ^ imdb link
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