Chin Shunshin
Taiwanese-Japanese novelist, translator and cultural critic
About Chin Shunshin
Lived 1924 – 2015 (aged 90). Chin Shunshin was a Japanese, Taiwanese and Chinese novelist, translator, literary critic and writer.
(18 February 192421 January 2015) was a Taiwanese-Japanese novelist, translator and cultural critic. He is best known for his historical fictions and mystery novels based on Chinese and Asian history, including First Opium War, Chinese History, Ryukyu Wind. He won numerous literary awards, including the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature and the Naoki Prize.
Major works Roots of Dried Grass (枯草の根) House Three Colors - Showa Treasure Mysteries (三色の家), Fusosha The Blue Jade Lion Incense Burner (青玉獅子香炉) Chinese History (中国の歴史) Ryukyu Wind (琉球の風) Genghis Khan's Family (チンギス・ハーンの一族)
Awards
The 23rd Mystery Writers of Japan Award The 7th Edogawa Rampo Prize in 1961 for 枯草の根 The 60th Naoki Prize (1968下) for The Blue Jade Lion Incense Burner The 26th Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature (1992) for
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Who was Chin Shunshin?
Taiwanese-Japanese novelist, translator and cultural critic
When was Chin Shunshin born?
Chin Shunshin was born on 18 February 1924 in Motomachi.
When did Chin Shunshin die?
Chin Shunshin died on 21 January 2015 in Kobe.
What was Chin Shunshin's occupation?
Chin Shunshin was a novelist, translator, literary critic and writer.
What nationality was Chin Shunshin?
Chin Shunshin was Japanese, Taiwanese and Chinese.
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