Mizuki Tsujimura

Mizuki Tsujimura
Native name 辻村深月
Born (1980-02-29) February 29, 1980
Fuefuki, Yamanashi, Japan
Occupation Novelist
Language Japanese
Alma mater Chiba University
Genre Fiction, mystery fiction children's literature
Notable works
  • Kagi no nai yume wo miru (鍵のない夢を見る)
  • Tsumetai kosha no toki wa tomaru (冷たい校舎の時は止まる)
  • Tsunagi (ツナグ)
Notable awards

Mizuki Tsujimura (辻村深月, Tsujimura Mizuki, born February 29, 1980)[1] is an award-winning Japanese writer from Fuefuki, Yamanashi.[2]

Tsujimura specializes in mystery novels. She writes both for adults and children.[3] Tsujimura is the winner of the 2018 Japan Booksellers' Award for her novel Kagami no Kojo (Solitary castle in the mirror).[4] After being shortlisted several times for the Naoki Prize, she finally received the 2012 Naoki Prize for Kagi no nai Yume wo Miru (I Saw a Dream Without a Key)[1][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mizuki Tsujimura". Books from Japan. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. ↑ 市川, 由佳子 (April 24, 2018). "本屋大賞の辻村深月さん、同級生だった書店員の言葉に涙" (in Japanese). Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  3. ↑ Doi, Yasuko (2017). "Chapter 40: The Moribito series and its relation to trends in Japanese children's literature". In Stephens, John. The Routledge Companion to International Children’s Literature. Routledge. ISBN 9781317676065.
  4. ↑ "VOX POPULI: Empathy for tormented teens is Tsujimura's winning trait". Asahi Shimbun. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "'2014 Taipei International Book Exhibition'". Ministry of Culture, Taiwan. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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