Akira Yoshimura
| Akira Yoshimura | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 吉村 昭 |
| Born | May 1, 1927 |
| Died | July 31, 2006 (aged 79) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Notable works | On Parole and Shipwrecks |
| Notable awards | Yomiuri Prize |
Akira Yoshimura (吉村 昭 Yoshimura Akira, May 1, 1927; † July 31, 2006) was a prize-winning Japanese writer.
He was the president of the Japanese writers' union and a PEN member. He published over 20 novels, of which On Parole and Shipwrecks are internationally known and have been translated into several languages. In 1984 he received the Yomiuri Prize for his novel Hagoku (破獄, Prison Break) based on the true story of Yoshie Shiratori.
Books
- Hagoku (破獄)
- Yami ni hirameku (闇にひらめく, 1997)
- Shipwrecks (破船, Hasen). Harvest Books 1996, ISBN 0-15-600835-1
- On Parole Harvest Books 2000, ISBN 978-0-15-601147-1, loosely adapted into a movie as The Eel
- One Man’s Justice『遠い日の戦争』. Canongate 2004, ISBN 978-1-84195-479-0
- Kuma arashi (『羆嵐』 1982)(shinchosha)
Awards and honors
- 1966 - Dazai Osamu Prize[1]
- 1973 - Kikuchi Kan Prize
- 1985 - 36th Yomiuri Prize[2]
- 1997 - Japan Art Academy member
- 2006 - Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class
References
- ↑ "宰治賞受賞者一覧" [Dazai Osamu Prize Winners List] (in Japanese). Chikuma Shobō. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
- ↑ "読売文学賞" [Yomiuri Prize for Literature] (in Japanese). Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
Sources
- Review of On Parole at salon.com
- Review of Shipwrecks at the New York Times
- Review of Shipwrecks at asianreviewofbooks.com
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