Chen Sunchen | |
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| Native name | 陳 舜臣 |
| Born | 18 February 1924 Kobe, Japan |
| Died | 21 January 2015 (aged 90) Kobe, Japan |
| Occupation | writer, critic |
| Nationality | Taiwan, Japan (1990 ~) |
| Genre | novels, cultural critics |
| Notable awards |
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Chin Shunshin or Chen Shunchen (陳 舜臣) (18 February 1924 – 21 January 2015)[1] was a Taiwanese and Japanese novelist, translator and cultural critic. He is best known for his historical fictions and mystery novels based on Chinese and Asian history, 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.
- ↑ "전세계 지성인들의 삶을 전하는 문학사상사". Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
- ↑ "直木賞受賞者一覧" [Naoki Prize Winners List] (in Japanese). 日本文学振興会. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
- ↑ "吉川英治文学賞過去受賞作" [Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature Past Winners] (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on July 22, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
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