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| notable works = [[The Thief]]
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| influences = [[Fyodor Dostoyevsky]], [[Albert Camus]]
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{{Nihongo|'''Fuminori Nakamura'''|中村 文則|Nakamura Fuminori|born 2 September 1977}} is the pseudonym{{Citation needed|date=July 2015}} of a [[List of Japanese writers|Japanese author]]. Nakamura came to international attention when he won the [[Ōe Kenzaburō Prize|2010 Kenzaburō Ōe Prize]] for his novel, ''The Thief'' (掏摸, "Pick-pocket"). The English translation of the novel was well received.
{{Nihongo|'''Fuminori Nakamura'''|中村 文則|Nakamura Fuminori|born 2 September 1977}} is the pseudonym<ref>{{cite interview |last=Nakamura |first=Fuminori |interviewer=Banko Kuze |script-title=ja:【対談】　中村文則×久世番子 |trans-title=Dialogue: Fuminori Nakamura x Banko Kuze |url=https://www.honyaclub.com/shop/contents2/tenbo16_tokushu.aspx |date=December 2012 |website=Honya Club |access-date=24 July 2020 |quote="ペンネームだからね (Because it's my pen name)"}}</ref> of a [[List of Japanese writers|Japanese author]]. Nakamura came to international attention when he won the [[Ōe Kenzaburō Prize|2010 Kenzaburō Ōe Prize]] for his novel, ''The Thief'' (掏摸, "Pickpocket"). The English translation of the novel was well received.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.redcircleauthors.com/our-authors/fuminori-nakamura/|title=Profile: Fuminori Nakamura|website=Red Circle Authors|date=2 April 2017 }}</ref>


==Biography==
==Works in English translation==
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*''The Thief'' (original title: ''Suri''), trans. [[Satoko Izumo]] and [[Stephen Coates (translator)|Stephen Coates]] ([[Soho Press|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)
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*''The Gun'' (original title: ''Jū''), trans. Allison Markin Powell (Soho Press, 2016)


Nakamura grew up in Aichi Prefecture and graduated in 2000 with a degree in public administration from Fukushima University. He now lives in Tokyo.
==Reception==


Nakamura has already published two dozen books in Japan. His works have been translated into numerous languages and have been published in the United States, Great Britain, China, France and Spain, among others. Nakamura cites Franz Kafka and Fyodor Dostoyevsky as literary influences.
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The ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' called ''The Thief'' a "chilling philosophical thriller" and included it in its ''Best Fiction of 2012'',<ref>{{cite news|title=The Best Fiction of 2012|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324481204578179520370339826|publisher=Wall Street Journal|accessdate=23 April 2013}}</ref> while ''[[Time Out Chicago]]'' called the novel a "breath of fresh air." <ref>{{cite web|last=Messinger|first=Jonathan|title=The Thief by Fuminori Nakamura {{!}} Book review|url=http://www.timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/books/15215921/the-thief-by-fuminori-nakamura-book-review|publisher=Time Out Chicago|accessdate=23 April 2013}}</ref> The novel was also a finalist for the [[Los Angeles Times Book Prize|2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prize]] in the ''Best Mystery/Thriller'' category.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kellogg|first=Carolyn|title=Announcing the 2012 L.A. Times Book Prize finalists|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2013/feb/20/entertainment/la-et-jc-la-times-book-prize-finalists-announced-20130220|publisher=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=23 April 2013|date=20 February 2013}}</ref>


In 2002 he received the Shinchō Young Writer Prize for his debut novel ''The Gun'' (銃 ''Jū''). In 2004 he was awarded the [[Noma Prize]] for ''Shakō'', and the following year he received the [[Akutagawa Prize]] for ''The Boy in the Earth'' (土の中の子供 ''Tsuchi no naka no kodomo''). In 2010 Nakamura received the [[Kenzaburō Ōe Prize]] for the novel ''The Thief'' (掏摸 ''Suri'').
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The book, though marketed as crime fiction, was cited by some reviewers as being a work of literary fiction.<ref>{{cite web|last=Messinger|first=Jonathan|title=The Thief by Fuminori Nakamura {{!}} Book review|url=http://www.timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/books/15215921/the-thief-by-fuminori-nakamura-book-review|publisher=Time Out Chicago|accessdate=23 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Corrigan|first=Maureen|title=Book World: "The Thief," by Fuminori Nakamura|url=https://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-03-25/entertainment/35447528_1_crime-boss-thief-novel|publisher=Washington Post|accessdate=23 April 2013|date=26 March 2012}}</ref>


In 2018, ''The Gun'' was adapted as a feature film, screenwritten and directed by [[Masaharu Take]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/11/07/films/film-reviews/gun-blast-stylish-nihilism/ |title='The Gun': A blast of stylish nihilism |author=James Hadfield |date=2018-11-07 |website=The Japan Times}}</ref>
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==Awards and nominations==
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'''Japanese Awards'''
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* 2002 – [[Shinchosha|Shincho]] Prize for New Writers: ''Jū'' (The Gun <ref>[http://www.booksfromjapan.jp/publications/item/907-the-gun J'Lit | Publications : The Gun | Books from Japan] {{en icon}}</ref>)
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* 2004 – [[Noma Literary Prize]] for New Writers: ''Shakō'' (Shield Me from the Light <ref>[http://www.booksfromjapan.jp/publications/item/471-shield-me-from-the-light J'Lit | Publications: Shield Me from the Light | Books from Japan] {{en icon}}</ref>)
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* 2005 – [[Akutagawa Prize]]: ''Tsuchi no Naka no Kodomo'' (Child in the Ground)
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* 2010 – [[Ōe Kenzaburō Prize]]: ''The Thief''


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The ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' called ''The Thief'' a "chilling philosophical thriller" and included it in its ''Best Fiction of 2012'',<ref>{{cite news|title=The Best Fiction of 2012|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324481204578179520370339826|publisher=Wall Street Journal|access-date=23 April 2013}}</ref> while ''[[Time Out Chicago]]'' called the novel a "breath of fresh air."<ref>{{cite web|last=Messinger|first=Jonathan|title=The Thief by Fuminori Nakamura {{!}} Book review|url=http://www.timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/books/15215921/the-thief-by-fuminori-nakamura-book-review|publisher=Time Out Chicago|access-date=23 April 2013}}</ref> The novel was also a finalist for the [[Los Angeles Times Book Prize|2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prize]] in the ''Best Mystery/Thriller'' category.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kellogg|first=Carolyn|title=Announcing the 2012 L.A. Times Book Prize finalists|url=https://www.latimes.com/books/la-xpm-2013-feb-20-la-et-jc-la-times-book-prize-finalists-announced-20130220-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=23 April 2013|date=20 February 2013}}</ref>
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'''U.S. Awards'''

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* 2012 – Nominee for [[Los Angeles Times Book Prize]] for Mystery/thriller: ''The Thief''
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The book, though marketed as crime fiction, was cited by some reviewers as being a work of literary fiction.<ref>{{cite web|last=Messinger|first=Jonathan|title=The Thief by Fuminori Nakamura {{!}} Book review|url=http://www.timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/books/15215921/the-thief-by-fuminori-nakamura-book-review|publisher=Time Out Chicago|access-date=23 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Corrigan|first=Maureen|title=Book World: "The Thief," by Fuminori Nakamura|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/book-world-the-thief-by-fuminori-nakamura/2012/03/02/gIQAsSdjaS_story.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630140826/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-03-25/entertainment/35447528_1_crime-boss-thief-novel|url-status=live|archive-date=30 June 2013|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=23 April 2013|date=26 March 2012}}</ref>
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* 2014 – [[David Goodis]] Award<ref>[http://www.noircon.info/2014/02/as-seen-in-international-association-of.html As Seen in International Association of Crime Writers Weekly E-News - NoirCon 2014] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222162658/http://www.noircon.info/2014/02/as-seen-in-international-association-of.html |date=February 22, 2014 }}</ref>


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==


===Novels===
===Novels===
*{{nihongo|''Jū''|銃|}}, 2003 (''The Gun'', Soho Press, 2015)
*{{nihongo|''Jū''|銃|}}, 2003
**''The Gun'', trans. Allison Markin Powell (Soho Press, 2016)
*{{nihongo|''Shakō''|遮光|}} [Shield Me from the Light], 2004
*{{nihongo|''Shakō''|遮光|}} [Shield Me from the Light], 2004
*{{nihongo|''Akui no Shuki''|悪意の手記|}} [A Note of Malice], 2005
*{{nihongo|''Akui no Shuki''|悪意の手記|}} [A Note of Malice], 2005
*{{nihongo|''Tsuchi no naka no kodomo''|土の中の子ども|}}, 2005 (''The Boy in the Earth'', Soho Press, 2017)
*{{nihongo|''Tsuchi no naka no kodomo''|土の中の子ども|}}, 2005
**''The Boy in the Earth'', trans. Allison Markin Powell (Soho Crime, 2017)
*{{nihongo|''Saigo no Inochi''|最後の命|}} [Final Life], 2007
*{{nihongo|''Saigo no Inochi''|最後の命|}} [Final Life], 2007
*{{nihongo|''Nani mo ka mo Yūutsuna Yoru ni''|何もかも憂鬱な夜に|}} [In the Night I Feel Everything Melancholy], 2009
*{{nihongo|''Nani mo ka mo Yūutsuna Yoru ni''|何もかも憂鬱な夜に|}} [In the Night I Feel Everything Melancholy], 2009
*{{nihongo|''Suri''|掏摸|}}, 2009
*{{nihongo|''Suri''|掏摸|}}, 2009 (''The Thief'', Soho Press, 2012), ("دزد" [in Persian], Qoqnoos publication, Iran, 2015)<ref>http://qoqnoos.ir/BookDetails.aspx?BookID=1248</ref>
*{{nihongo|''Aku to Kamen no Rūru''|悪と仮面のルール|}}, 2010 (''Evil and the Mask'', Soho Press, 2013)
**''The Thief'', trans. Satoko Izumo and Stephen Coates ([[Soho Press|Soho Crime]], 2012)
*{{nihongo|''Aku to Kamen no Rūru''|悪と仮面のルール|}}, 2010
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*{{nihongo|''Ōkoku''|王国|}}, 2011 (''The Kingdom'', Soho Press, 2016)
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**''Evil and the Mask'', trans. Satoko Izumo and Stephen Coates (Soho Crime, 2013)
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*{{nihongo|''Ōkoku''|王国|}}, 2011
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**''The Kingdom'', trans. Kalau Almony (Soho Press, 2016)
*{{nihongo|''Meikyū''|迷宮|}} [The Labyrinth], 2012
*{{nihongo|''Meikyū''|迷宮|}} [The Labyrinth], 2012
*{{nihongo|''Kyonen no Fuyu, Kimi to Wakare''|去年の冬、きみと別れ|}}, 2013 (''Last Winter, We Parted'', Soho Press, 2014)
*{{nihongo|''Kyonen no Fuyu, Kimi to Wakare''|去年の冬、きみと別れ|}}, 2013
**''Last Winter, We Parted'', trans. Allison Markin Powell (Soho Press, 2014)
*{{nihongo|''Kyōdan X''|教団X|}}, 2014 [''Cult X'', Soho Press, 2018]
*{{nihongo|''Kyōdan X''|教団X|}}, 2014
**''Cult X'', trans. Kalau Almony (Soho Press, 2018)
*{{nihongo|''Anata ga Kieta Yoru ni''|あなたが消えた夜に|}} [On the Night You Disappeared], 2015
*{{nihongo|''Anata ga Kieta Yoru ni''|あなたが消えた夜に|}} [On the Night You Disappeared], 2015
*{{nihongo|''Watashi no Shōmetsu''|私の消滅|}} [My Annihilation], 2016
*{{nihongo|''Watashi no Shōmetsu''|私の消滅|}}, 2016
**''My Annihilation'', trans. Sam Bett (Soho Crime, 2022)
*{{nihongo|''Aaru Teikoku''|R帝国|}} [Empire R], 2017
*{{nihongo|''Aaru Teikoku''|R帝国|}} [Empire R], 2017
*{{nihongo|''Sono-saki no michi ni kieru''|その先の道に消える|}}, 2018
**''The Rope Artist'', trans. Sam Bett (Soho Crime, 2023)
*{{nihongo|''Kādo-shi''|カード師|}} [Card master], 2021
*{{nihongo|''Retsu''| 列|}}, [Column] 2023


===Short story collections===
===Short story collections===
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**{{nihongo|''Sekai no Hate''|世界の果て|}}, 2006
**{{nihongo|''Sekai no Hate''|世界の果て|}}, 2006
*{{nihongo|''Madoi no Mori: 50 Stories''|惑いの森～50ストーリーズ|}}[The Woods of a Delusion: 50 Stories], 2012
*{{nihongo|''Madoi no Mori: 50 Stories''|惑いの森～50ストーリーズ|}}[The Woods of a Delusion: 50 Stories], 2012
*{{nihongo|''A''|}}, 2014
*''A'', 2014

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==Awards and nominations==
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'''Japanese Awards'''
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* 2002 – [[Shinchosha|Shincho]] Prize for New Writers: ''Jū'' (The Gun <ref>[http://www.booksfromjapan.jp/publications/item/907-the-gun J'Lit | Publications : The Gun | Books from Japan] {{in lang|en}}</ref>)
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* 2004 – [[Noma Literary Prize]] for New Writers: ''Shakō'' (Shield Me from the Light <ref>[http://www.booksfromjapan.jp/publications/item/471-shield-me-from-the-light J'Lit | Publications: Shield Me from the Light | Books from Japan] {{in lang|en}}</ref>)
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* 2005 – [[Akutagawa Prize]]: ''Tsuchi no Naka no Kodomo'' (Child in the Ground)
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* 2010 – [[Ōe Kenzaburō Prize]]: ''Suri'' (The Thief)

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'''U.S. Awards'''
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* 2012 – Nominee for [[Los Angeles Times Book Prize]] for Mystery/thriller: ''The Thief''
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* 2014 – [[David Goodis]] Award<ref>[http://www.noircon.info/2014/02/as-seen-in-international-association-of.html As Seen in International Association of Crime Writers Weekly E-News - NoirCon 2014] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222162658/http://www.noircon.info/2014/02/as-seen-in-international-association-of.html |date=February 22, 2014 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.booksfromjapan.jp/authors/item/420-fuminori-nakamura J'Lit | Authors : Fuminori Nakamura | Books from Japan] {{en icon}}
* [http://www.booksfromjapan.jp/authors/item/420-fuminori-nakamura J'Lit | Authors : Fuminori Nakamura | Books from Japan] {{in lang|en}}
*[https://www.redcircleauthors.com/our-authors/fuminori-nakamura/ English Language Profile & Interview]


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Fuminori Nakamura
Nakamura in 2013
Nakamura in 2013
Born (1977-09-02) September 2, 1977 (age 47)
OccupationNovelist
NationalityJapanese
Period2002–present
Notable worksThe Thief
Notable awardsAkutagawa Prize
2005
Ōe Kenzaburō Prize
2010
Website
nakamurafuminori.jp

Fuminori Nakamura (中村 文則, Nakamura Fuminori, born 2 September 1977) is the pseudonym[1] of a Japanese author. Nakamura came to international attention when he won the 2010 Kenzaburō Ōe Prize for his novel, The Thief (掏摸, "Pickpocket"). The English translation of the novel was well received.[2]

Biography

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Nakamura grew up in Aichi Prefecture and graduated in 2000 with a degree in public administration from Fukushima University. He now lives in Tokyo.

Nakamura has already published two dozen books in Japan. His works have been translated into numerous languages and have been published in the United States, Great Britain, China, France and Spain, among others. Nakamura cites Franz Kafka and Fyodor Dostoyevsky as literary influences.

In 2002 he received the Shinchō Young Writer Prize for his debut novel The Gun (銃 Jū). In 2004 he was awarded the Noma Prize for Shakō, and the following year he received the Akutagawa Prize for The Boy in the Earth (土の中の子供 Tsuchi no naka no kodomo). In 2010 Nakamura received the Kenzaburō Ōe Prize for the novel The Thief (掏摸 Suri).

In 2018, The Gun was adapted as a feature film, screenwritten and directed by Masaharu Take.[3]

The Wall Street Journal called The Thief a "chilling philosophical thriller" and included it in its Best Fiction of 2012,[4] while Time Out Chicago called the novel a "breath of fresh air."[5] The novel was also a finalist for the 2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in the Best Mystery/Thriller category.[6]

The book, though marketed as crime fiction, was cited by some reviewers as being a work of literary fiction.[7][8]

Bibliography

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Novels

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  • Jū (銃), 2003
    • The Gun, trans. Allison Markin Powell (Soho Press, 2016)
  • Shakō (遮光) [Shield Me from the Light], 2004
  • Akui no Shuki (悪意の手記) [A Note of Malice], 2005
  • Tsuchi no naka no kodomo (土の中の子ども), 2005
    • The Boy in the Earth, trans. Allison Markin Powell (Soho Crime, 2017)
  • 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, trans. Satoko Izumo and Stephen Coates (Soho Crime, 2012)
  • Aku to Kamen no Rūru (悪と仮面のルール), 2010
    • Evil and the Mask, trans. Satoko Izumo and Stephen Coates (Soho Crime, 2013)
  • Ōkoku (王国), 2011
    • The Kingdom, trans. Kalau Almony (Soho Press, 2016)
  • 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, trans. Allison Markin Powell (Soho Press, 2014)
  • Kyōdan X (教団X), 2014
    • Cult X, trans. Kalau Almony (Soho Press, 2018)
  • Anata ga Kieta Yoru ni (あなたが消えた夜に) [On the Night You Disappeared], 2015
  • Watashi no Shōmetsu (私の消滅), 2016
    • My Annihilation, trans. Sam Bett (Soho Crime, 2022)
  • Aaru Teikoku (R帝国) [Empire R], 2017
  • Sono-saki no michi ni kieru (その先の道に消える), 2018
    • The Rope Artist, trans. Sam Bett (Soho Crime, 2023)
  • Kādo-shi (カード師) [Card master], 2021
  • Retsu (列), [Column] 2023

Short story collections

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  • 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

Awards and nominations

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Japanese Awards

U.S. Awards

References

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  1. ^ Nakamura, Fuminori (December 2012). 【対談】　中村文則×久世番子 [Dialogue: Fuminori Nakamura x Banko Kuze]. Honya Club (Interview). Interviewed by Banko Kuze. Retrieved 24 July 2020. ペンネームだからね (Because it's my pen name)
  2. ^ "Profile: Fuminori Nakamura". Red Circle Authors. 2 April 2017.
  3. ^ James Hadfield (2018-11-07). "'The Gun': A blast of stylish nihilism". The Japan Times.
  4. ^ "The Best Fiction of 2012". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  5. ^ Messinger, Jonathan. "The Thief by Fuminori Nakamura | Book review". Time Out Chicago. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  6. ^ Kellogg, Carolyn (20 February 2013). "Announcing the 2012 L.A. Times Book Prize finalists". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  7. ^ Messinger, Jonathan. "The Thief by Fuminori Nakamura | Book review". Time Out Chicago. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  8. ^ Corrigan, Maureen (26 March 2012). "Book World: "The Thief," by Fuminori Nakamura". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  9. ^ J'Lit | Publications : The Gun | Books from Japan (in English)
  10. ^ J'Lit | Publications: Shield Me from the Light | Books from Japan (in English)
  11. ^ As Seen in International Association of Crime Writers Weekly E-News - NoirCon 2014 Archived February 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
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