Aki Shimazaki

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Aki Shimazaki

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" :

Pentalogy "Au coeur du Yamato" :

Pentalogy "L'ombre du chardon" :

Pentalogy "Une clochette sans battant" :

In progress :

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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.
  2. ↑ Danielle Laurin (7 February 2009). "Du pur, du vrai Aki Shimazaki". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Einhorn, Juliette (2025-07-01). "« Ajisaï », d'Aki Shimazaki : la muse mystérieuse". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-02.
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