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Aki Shimazaki

シマザキ アキ

Shimazaki Aki

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1954-01-01 (Gifu, Gifu)
Nationality
Canadian
Languages
Japanese, French
Residence History
Gifu → Vancouver → Toronto → Montreal

Career

Occupations
novelist, translator, Japanese language teacher
Active Years
1999-2024

Awards

Prix Ringuet
2000
Work: Hamaguri
Organization: Académie des lettres du Québec
Result: winner
Canada-Japan Literary Prize
2002
Work: Wasurenagusa
Organization: Canada Council for the Arts
Result: winner
Governor General's Literary Award
2005
Work: Hotaru
Category: フランス語フィクション
Organization: Canada Council for the Arts
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Tsubaki

1999 novel

Hamaguri

2000 novel

Tsubame

2001 novel

Wasurenagusa

2002 novel

Hotaru

2005 novel

Mitsuba

2006 novel

Zakuro

2008 novel

Tonbo

2010 novel

Tsukushi

2012 novel

Yamabuki

2013 novel

Azami

2014 novel

Hôzuki

2015 novel

Suisen

2016 novel

Fuki-no-tô

2017 novel

Maïmaï

2018 novel

Suzuran

2019 novel

Sémi

2021 novel

No-no-yuri

2022 novel

Niré

2023 novel

Urushi

2024 novel

Ajisaï

2025 novel