The Girl Who Played Go

The Girl Who Played Go, originally published as La Joueuse de Go, is a 2001 French novel 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 game with a young Japanese officer. It was translated into English in 2003^[1] and has been translated into 32 languages in total.^[2]

The Girl Who Played Go

French first edition
Authors	Shan Sa, translated by Adriana Hunter
Language	French, translated to English
Published	2001, English translation 2003
Publication place	France
Media type	Print
Pages	280 pp
ISBN	0-099-49079-X

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.^[3]

In 2004, the novel was adapted into a German stage production which premiered at Freies Werkstatt Theater.^[4]