(18 February 192421 January 2015) was a Taiwanese and Japanese
novelist,
translator and
cultural critic. He is best known for his historical fictions and mystery novels based on
Chinese
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and
Asian history
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, including ''First Opium War'', ''Chinese History'', ''Ryukyu Wind''.
He won numerous literary awards, including the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature and the
Naoki Prize.
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)
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Awards
* The 23rd
Mystery Writers of Japan Award
* The 7th
Edogawa Rampo Prize in 1961 for 枯草の根
* The 60th
Naoki Prize (1968下) for ''The Sapphire Lion Incense Burner''
* The 26th Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature (1992) for '
See also
*
Ryōtarō Shiba
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Japanese literature
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List of Japanese authors
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References
External links
INTERVIEW/ Chin Shunshin: History is invariably written by conquerorsat
Asahi Shimbun
1924 births
People from Kobe
Japanese historical novelists
Japanese mystery writers
Mystery Writers of Japan Award winners
Edogawa Rampo Prize winners
Taiwanese male novelists
Japanese fantasy writers
Japanese people of Taiwanese descent
Osaka University alumni
2015 deaths
Japanese critics
20th-century novelists
20th-century Japanese male writers
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