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'''U.S. Awards'''
'''U.S. Awards'''
* 2012 – Nominee for [[Los Angeles Times Book Prize]] for Mystery/thriller: ''The Thief''
* 2012 – Nominee for [[Los Angeles Times Book Prize]] for Mystery/thriller: ''The Thief''
* 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] {{wayback|url=http://www.noircon.info/2014/02/as-seen-in-international-association-of.html |date=20140222162658 }}</ref>
* 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==

Revision as of 02:59, 31 January 2017

Fuminori Nakamura
Fuminori Nakamura in 2013
Fuminori Nakamura in 2013
Born (1977-09-02) September 2, 1977 (age 47)
OccupationNovelist
NationalityJapanese
Period2002–present
Notable awardsAkutagawa 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[citation needed] of a Japanese author. Nakamura came to international attention when he won the 2010 Kenzaburō Ōe Prize for his novel, The Thief (掏摸, "Pick-pocket"). The English translation of the novel was well received.

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)

Reception

The Wall Street Journal called The Thief 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]

Awards and nominations

Japanese Awards

U.S. Awards

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
  • error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help), 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 Template:En icon
  7. ^ J'Lit | Publications: Shield Me from the Light | Books from Japan Template:En icon
  8. ^ As Seen in International Association of Crime Writers Weekly E-News - NoirCon 2014 Archived February 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ http://qoqnoos.ir/BookDetails.aspx?BookID=1248
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