Fuminori Nakamura

Fuminori Nakamura
Fuminori Nakamura in 2013
Born	(1977-09-02) September 2, 1977
Occupation	Novelist
Nationality	Japanese
Period	2002–present
Notable awards	Akutagawa Prize 2005 Ōe Kenzaburō Prize 2010
Website
www.nakamurafuminori.jp

Fuminori Nakamura (中村 文則, Nakamura Fuminori, born 2 September 1977) is the pseudonym of a Japanese author.

Nakamura came to international attention when he won the 2010 Kenzaburō Ōe Prize for his novel, The Thief (掏摸, lit. tr. Pick-pocket). The English translation of the novel was well received. The Wall Street Journal called the book 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]

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)

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)[The Gun], 2003
• Shakō (遮光)[Shield Me from the Light], 2004
• Akui no Shuki (悪意の手記)[A Note of Malice], 2005
• 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 Crime, 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 Crime, 2013)
• Ōkoku (王国)[The Kingdom], 2011
• 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)[The Religious Community X], 2014
• Anata ga Kieta Yoru ni (あなたが消えた夜に)[In the Night You disappeared], 2015

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
• A, 2014

References

1. ↑ "The Best Fiction of 2012". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 23 April 2013. 
2. ↑ Messinger, Jonathan. "The Thief by Fuminori Nakamura | Book review". Time Out Chicago. Retrieved 23 April 2013. 
3. ↑ Kellogg, Carolyn (20 February 2013). "Announcing the 2012 L.A. Times Book Prize finalists". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 April 2013. 
4. ↑ Messinger, Jonathan. "The Thief by Fuminori Nakamura | Book review". Time Out Chicago. Retrieved 23 April 2013. 
5. ↑ Corrigan, Maureen (26 March 2012). "Book World: "The Thief," by Fuminori Nakamura". Washington Post. Retrieved 23 April 2013. 
6. ↑ J'Lit | Publications : The Gun | Books from Japan (English)
7. ↑ J'Lit | Publications : Shield Me from the Light | Books from Japan (English)
8. ↑ As Seen in International Association of Crime Writers Weekly E-News - NoirCon 2014
9. ↑ http://qoqnoos.ir/BookDetails.aspx?BookID=1248

External links

• J'Lit | Authors : Fuminori Nakamura | Books from Japan (English)