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Chin Shunshin

Taiwanese and Japanese novelist, translator and cultural critic (1924–2015) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chin Shunshin
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Chin Shunshin or Chen Shunchen (陳 舜臣) (18 February 1924  21 January 2015)[1] 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.[2] He won numerous literary awards, including the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature and the Naoki Prize.

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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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

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