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Aki Shimazaki (born 1954[1] in Gifu, Japan) is a Canadian novelist and translator. She moved to Canada in 1981, living in Vancouver and Toronto.[2] Since 1991 she has lived in Montreal, where she teaches Japanese and publishes her novels in French.[1]
Her second novel, Hamaguri, won the Prix Ringuet in 2000.[1] Her fourth, Wasurenagusa, won the Canada-Japan Literary Prize in 2002.[1] Her fifth, Hotaru, won the 2005 Governor General's Award for French fiction.[3] Her books have been translated in English, Japanese, German, Hungarian, Italian and Russian.
Novels
Pentalogy "Le poids des secrets" :
- Tsubaki, 1999
- Hamaguri, 2000
- Tsubame, 2001
- Wasurenagusa, 2002
- Hotaru, 2005
Pentalogy "Au coeur du Yamato" :
- Mitsuba, 2006
- Zakuro, 2008
- Tonbo, 2010
- Tsukushi, 2012
- Yamabuki, 2013
Pentalogy "L'ombre du chardon" :
- Azami, 2014
- Hôzuki, 2015
- Suisen, 2016
- Fuki-no-tô, 2017
- Maïmaï, 2018
References
- ^ a b c d "Canada-Japan Literary Awards go to Marie Clements and Aki Shimazaki". News Releases - 2004. Canada Council for the Arts. 1 December 2004. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ Danielle Laurin (7 February 2009). "Du pur, du vrai Aki Shimazaki". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ Frédérique Doyon (17 November 2005). "Littérature - Aki Shimazaki, lauréate du Prix du gouverneur général pour son roman Hotaru". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 6 February 2011.
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