Shinsuke Numata
Native name沼田真佑
Birth date1978 (age 48–49)
Birth placeOtaru, Hokkaido, Japan
LanguageJapanese
GenreFiction
NotableworksEiri
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.[1] Eiri was adapted into the film Beneath the Shadow in 2020 by Japanese director Keishi Otomo.[2]

Translations

Eiri was translated into French as La Pêche au toc dans le Tôhoku (Fishing in Tohoku) by Patrick Honnoré and published in 2020 .[3]

Awards

Numata was awarded 157th Akutagawa Prize in 2017, for his first published work, Eiri (影裏).[4]

References

  1. ^ "Akutagawa Prize #157: Eiri, by Numata Shinsuke | Glynne Walley's J-lit site". blogs.uoregon.edu. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  2. ^ Kanazawa, Takahiro (2020-10-02). "How Director Keishi Otomo Found Redemption in 'Beneath the Shadow'". Metropolis Japan. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  3. ^ "NUMATA Shinsuke" (in fr-FR). Editions Picquier. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  4. ^ Kikuchi, Daisuke (19 July 2017). "First-time writer Shinsuke Numata wins prestigious Akutagawa Prize". japantimes.co.jp. Retrieved 11 September 2018.