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Jirō Asada

4/5 ( ratings)

Born: December 12 1951

Jirō Asada is the pen name of Kōjirō Iwato , a Japanese writer.

Inspired by Yukio Mishima, who tried to stage a coup d'état among Japan Self-Defense Forces then committed suicide after the coup was failed, Asada enlisted in the SDF after finishing his studies. He changed jobs many times while endeavoring to find writing opportunities, submitting his works to literary competitions.

In 1991, his novel Torarete tamaruka! started his literary career. After writing several picaresque novels, his novel Metro ni notte was awarded the Eiji Yoshikawa Prize for New Writers and made into a 2006 film; a short story collection The Stationmaster and other stories (Poppoya ) was also awarded the Naoki Prize.

He writes not only standard fiction and picaresque novels, but also writes historical and Chinese historical novels such as The Firmament of the Pleiades .

Jirō Asada

4/5 ( ratings)

Born: December 12 1951

Jirō Asada is the pen name of Kōjirō Iwato , a Japanese writer.

Inspired by Yukio Mishima, who tried to stage a coup d'état among Japan Self-Defense Forces then committed suicide after the coup was failed, Asada enlisted in the SDF after finishing his studies. He changed jobs many times while endeavoring to find writing opportunities, submitting his works to literary competitions.

In 1991, his novel Torarete tamaruka! started his literary career. After writing several picaresque novels, his novel Metro ni notte was awarded the Eiji Yoshikawa Prize for New Writers and made into a 2006 film; a short story collection The Stationmaster and other stories (Poppoya ) was also awarded the Naoki Prize.

He writes not only standard fiction and picaresque novels, but also writes historical and Chinese historical novels such as The Firmament of the Pleiades .

Books from Jirō Asada

The Stationmaster

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Le mandat du ciel

4.3/5 ( ratings)

蒼穹の昴 1 [Sōkyū No Subaru 1]

4.2/5 ( ratings)

プリズンホテル〈1〉夏 [Purizun hoteru 1 natsu]

3.7/5 ( ratings)

地下鉄に乗って/Metoro ni notte

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Le dragon à deux têtes

3.8/5 ( ratings)

壬生義士伝上/Mibu Gishi Den Jo/When the Last Sword Is Drawn I

4.2/5 ( ratings)

鉄道員/ラブ・レター [Poppoya / Rabu Retā]

プリズンホテル〈2〉秋 [Purizun Hoteru 2 aki]

4.5/5 ( ratings)

椿山課長の七日間 [Tsubakiyama Kachō no nanokakan]

Najdeno v Tokiu: sodobna japonska proza

3.7/5 ( ratings)

當我想起你的時候

3.8/5 ( ratings)

プリズンホテル〈3〉冬 [Purizun Hoteru 3 Fuyu]

4.5/5 ( ratings)

天国までの百マイル [Tengoku made no hyaku mairu]

3.4/5 ( ratings)

Он. Новая японская проза

3.6/5 ( ratings)

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