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Media type Print ISBN 0-099-49079-X Awards Prix Goncourt des Lycéens | 3.8/5 Goodreads Pages 280 pp Originally published 5 September 2001 Country France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Authors Language French, translated to English Nominations Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française, Goncourt List, Poland's Choice Similar Shan Sa books, Prix Goncourt des Lycéens winners, Other books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Girl Who Played Go is a 2001 French novel, original published as La Joueuse de Go, by Shan Sa set during the Japanese occupation of Manchuria. It tells the story of a 16-year-old Chinese girl who is exceptionally good at the game of Go, and her games with a young Japanese officer. It was translated into English in 2003 and has been translated into 32 languages in total.
The novel won a number of prizes, including the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens (Prix Goncourt of the High-school students) in 2001 and the Kiriyama Prize for fiction in 2004.
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