Shinsuke Numata

Shinsuke Numata
沼田真佑
Born1978 (age 47–48)
Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan
Writing career
LanguageJapanese
GenreFiction
Notable workEiri
Notable awards

Shinsuke Numata (Japanese: 沼田真佑) is a Japanese writer. He is a winner of the Akutagawa Prize for literature.

Biography

Numata was born in Otaru, in Hokkaido, Japan, in 1978.

Works

Eiri (2017) - A book dealing with the relationship between two men and the aftermath of the 3/11 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Eiri was adapted into the film Beneath the Shadow in 2020 by Japanese director Keishi Otomo.

Translations

Eiri was translated into French as La Pêche au toc dans le Tôhoku (Fishing in Tohoku) by Patrick Honnoré and published in 2020 .

Awards

Numata was awarded 157th Akutagawa Prize in 2017, for his first published work, Eiri (影裏).

References

  1. ↑ "Akutagawa Prize #157: Eiri, by Numata Shinsuke | Glynne Walley's J-lit site". blogs.uoregon.edu. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  2. ↑ Kanazawa, Takahiro (2 October 2020). "How Director Keishi Otomo Found Redemption in 'Beneath the Shadow'". Metropolis Japan. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "NUMATA Shinsuke". Editions Picquier (in French). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  4. ↑ Kikuchi, Daisuke (19 July 2017). "First-time writer Shinsuke Numata wins prestigious Akutagawa Prize". japantimes.co.jp. Retrieved 11 September 2018.