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Fuminori Nakamura
Japanese writer

Fuminori Nakamura

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Japanese writer
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Place of birth
Tōkai
Age
47 years
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Biography

Fuminori Nakamura (中村 文則, Nakamura Fuminori, born 2 September 1977) is the pseudonym 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: ), 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, while Time Out Chicago called the novel a "breath of fresh air."The novel was also a finalist for the 2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in the Best Mystery/Thriller category.

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

Awards and nominations

Japanese Awards

  • 2002 – Shincho Prize for New Writers: (The Gun )
  • 2004 – Noma Literary Prize for New Writers: Shakō (Shield Me from the Light )
  • 2005 – Akutagawa Prize: Tsuchi no Naka no Kodomo (Child in the Ground)
  • 2010 – Ōe Kenzaburō Prize: The Thief

U.S. Awards

  • 2012 – Nominee for Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/thriller: The Thief
  • 2014 – David Goodis Award

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