Shu Fujisawa

Shu Fujisawa (藤沢 周, Fujisawa Shū, born June 29, 1959) is a Japanese writer active during the late Shōwa and early Heisei period periods of Japan.

Shu Fujisawa
Born (1959-06-29) June 29, 1959
Nishikanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Alma materHosei University
Notable worksBuenosu Airesu gozen reiji ("Midnight In Buenos Aires")

Biography

Fujisawa was born in the former Uchino-machi (then in Nishikanbara District, Niigata Prefecture; now part of Nishi-ku, Niigata), and a graduate of the Literature Department of Hosei University.

In 1998, he was awarded the prestigious Akutagawa Prize for his novel Buenosu Airesu gozen reiji (Midnight In Buenos Aires).[1]

He is currently working as a professor at Hosei University.

References

  1. 芥川賞受賞者一覧 (in Japanese). Bungeishunjū. Retrieved 2010-01-27.


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