Shuichi Yoshida

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

Biography

Shūichi Yoshida was born in Nagasaki, and studied

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

• 1997 - Bungakukai Prize for New Writers: Saigo no Musuko (The Last Son)
• 2002 - Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize: Parēdo (Parade ^[1])
• 2002 - Akutagawa Prize: Pāku Raifu (Park Life ^[2])
• 2007 - Osaragi Jiro Prize: Villain
• 2007 - Mainichi Publishing Culture Award: Villain
• 2010 - Shiba Ryotaro Prize: Yokomichi Yonosuke (Yonosuke Yokomichi ^[3])

British Award

• 2011 - Longlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize: Villain

Bibliography

Novels

• 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
• Rū (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

• 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

• Tōkyōwankei was adapted into a 2004 TV drama starring Yukie Nakama.
• Haru, Bānīzu de was made into a 2006 TV movie starring Hidetoshi Nishijima and Shinobu Terajima.
• Shichigatsu Nijūyokka Dōri was made into a 2006 film starring
  Takao Ōsawa and Miki Nakatani. It had the international English title Christmas on July 24th Avenue.^[10]
• Parade was adapted into a 2010 film starring Tatsuya Fujiwara, Shihori Kanjiya, and model/actress Karina. Its world premiere was held at Pusan International Film Festival 2009, including a sold-out panel with the five young stars.
• Villain was adapted into a
  Japanese Academy awards
  in 2011.
• Yokomichi Yonosuke
  (2013)
• The Ravine of Goodbye (2013) (Sayonara Keikoku)

Notes

External links

• Shūichi Yoshida page at JLPP (Japanese Literature Publishing Project) (in English)
• Shuichi Yoshida at J'Lit Books from Japan (in English)