Shu Fujisawa Explained

Birth Date:29 June 1959
Birth Place:Uchino, Nishikanbara, Niigata, Japan
Nationality:Japanese
Alma Mater:Hosei University
Notableworks:Buenosu Airesu gozen reiji ("Midnight In Buenos Aires")

is a Japanese writer active during the late Shōwa and early Heisei period periods of Japan.

Biography

Fujisawa was born in the former Uchino-machi (then in Nishikanbara District, Niigata Prefecture; now part of Nishi-ku, Niigata), and a graduate of the Literature Department of Hosei University.

In 1998, he was awarded the prestigious Akutagawa Prize for his novel Buenosu Airesu gozen reiji (Midnight In Buenos Aires).[1]

He is currently working as a professor at Hosei University.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.bunshun.co.jp/award/akutagawa/list1.htm . ja:芥川賞受賞者一覧 . 2010-01-27. Japanese. Bungeishunjū.