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Occupation
  
writer, critic

Name
  
Chin Shunshin

Role
  
Novelist


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Born
  
18 February 1924 Kobe, Japan (
1924-02-18
)

Genre
  
novels, cultural critics

Died
  
January 21, 2015, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

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Chin Shunshin or Chen Shunchen (陳 舜臣) (18 February 1924 – 21 January 2015) was a Taiwanese-Japanese novelist, translator and cultural critic. He is best known for his historical fictions and mystery novels, including First Opium War, Chinese History, Ryukyu Wind.

Contents

Major works

  • Roots of Dried Grass (枯草の根)
  • House Three Colors - Showa Treasure Mysteries (三色の家), Fusosha
  • The Sapphire 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)
  • The Taiping Rebellion. Translated by Joshua A. Fogel. orig. Taihei Tengoku. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe. 2001. ISBN 0765601001. 

    • Awards

  • The 23rd Mystery Writers of Japan Award
  • The 60th Naoki Prize in 1968 for The Sapphire Lion Incense Burner
  • The 7th Edogawa Rampo Prize in 1961 for 枯草の根

    • References

    Chin Shunshin Wikipedia
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