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{{nihongo|'''''A Lost Paradise'''''|失楽園|Shitsurakuen}} is 1997 novel by Japanese author [[Junichi Watanabe]]. It tells the story of a 54-year-old married former magazine editor, his [[affair]] with a 37-year-old married typesetter and their double-suicide. The couple, Kūki |
{{nihongo|'''''A Lost Paradise'''''|失楽園|Shitsurakuen}} is 1997 novel by Japanese author [[Junichi Watanabe]]. It tells the story of a 54-year-old married former magazine editor, his [[affair]] with a 37-year-old married typesetter and their double-suicide. The couple, Kūki and Rinko, are modeled after the famous case of [[Sada Abe]].<ref name="Hall-Balduf">{{cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-7281953_ITM|title=Review|last=Hall-Balduf|first=Susan|date=25 August 2000|work=[[Detroit Free Press]]|accessdate=2009-05-26}}</ref><ref name="West">{{cite book|last=West|first=Mark D.|title=Secrets, sex, and spectacle: the rules of scandal in Japan and the United States|publisher=University of Chicago Press|date=2006|pages=272|isbn=0226894088|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=A9CDvNs35ooC&pg=PA272|accessdate=2009-05-26}}</ref><ref name="Marran">{{cite book|last=Marran|first=Christine L.|title=Poison woman: figuring female transgression in modern Japanese culture|publisher=U of Minnesota Press|date=2007|pages=161–163|isbn=0816647275|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Htxwh3tUwPcC&pg=PA161|accessdate=2009-05-26}}</ref> |
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The book became a [[bestseller]] throughout Asia, selling 3 million copies in Japan. ''Shitsurakuen'' became a slang word for having an affair.<ref name="West" /><ref name="InstructionManual">{{cite news|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-06/07/content_337178.htm|title=The husband instruction manual|date=2004-06-07|work=[[China Daily]] / eastday.com|accessdate=2009-05-26}}</ref> It was first serialized in the business newspaper [[Nihon Keizai Shimbun]] in 1995.<ref name="Marran" /><ref name="Osedo">{{cite news|url=http://www.newstext.com.au/docs/CML/2005/get.jsp?docid=CML-20050202-1-015-4088409V11@QLD-METRO-2006-2005|title=Lust and seduction top stock news|last=Osedo|first=Hiroshi|date=2 February 2005|work=[[The Courier-Mail]]|accessdate=2009-05-26|quote=..Shitsurakuen (A Lost Paradise) appeared in...}}</ref><ref name="Yao">{{cite news|url=http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200806/20080628/article_364808.htm|title=The master of secret sin|last=Yao|first=Minji|date=28 June 2008|work=[[Shanghai Daily]]|accessdate=2009-05-26}}</ref> The book was made into a film and a tv drama the same year.<ref name="West" /> The film ''Shitsurakuen'' was nominated for 13 [[Japan Academy Prize (film)|Japan Academy Prizes]] winning one with [[Hitomi Kuroki]] [[Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role|for lead actress]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/allprizes/1998/index.html|title=第21回 日本アカデミー賞|work=[[Japan Academy Prize (film)|Japan Academy Prize]] website|publisher=Japan Academy Prize Association|language=Japanese & English|accessdate=2009-05-26}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> |
The book became a [[bestseller]] throughout Asia, selling 3 million copies in Japan. ''Shitsurakuen'' became a slang word for having an affair.<ref name="West" /><ref name="InstructionManual">{{cite news|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-06/07/content_337178.htm|title=The husband instruction manual|date=2004-06-07|work=[[China Daily]] / eastday.com|accessdate=2009-05-26}}</ref> It was first serialized in the business newspaper [[Nihon Keizai Shimbun]] in 1995.<ref name="Marran" /><ref name="Osedo">{{cite news|url=http://www.newstext.com.au/docs/CML/2005/get.jsp?docid=CML-20050202-1-015-4088409V11@QLD-METRO-2006-2005|title=Lust and seduction top stock news|last=Osedo|first=Hiroshi|date=2 February 2005|work=[[The Courier-Mail]]|accessdate=2009-05-26|quote=..Shitsurakuen (A Lost Paradise) appeared in...}}</ref><ref name="Yao">{{cite news|url=http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200806/20080628/article_364808.htm|title=The master of secret sin|last=Yao|first=Minji|date=28 June 2008|work=[[Shanghai Daily]]|accessdate=2009-05-26}}</ref> The book was made into a film and a tv drama the same year.<ref name="West" /> The film ''Shitsurakuen'' was nominated for 13 [[Japan Academy Prize (film)|Japan Academy Prizes]] winning one with [[Hitomi Kuroki]] [[Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role|for lead actress]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/allprizes/1998/index.html|title=第21回 日本アカデミー賞|work=[[Japan Academy Prize (film)|Japan Academy Prize]] website|publisher=Japan Academy Prize Association|language=Japanese & English|accessdate=2009-05-26}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> |
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| Author | Junichi Watanabe |
|---|---|
| Original title | 失楽園 (Shitsurakuen) |
| Translator | Juliet Winters Carpenter |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Kodansha |
Publication date | 1997 |
Published in English | 2000 |
| Pages | 372 pp |
| ISBN | 4770023243 |
A Lost Paradise (失楽園, Shitsurakuen) is 1997 novel by Japanese author Junichi Watanabe. It tells the story of a 54-year-old married former magazine editor, his affair with a 37-year-old married typesetter and their double-suicide. The couple, Kūki and Rinko, are modeled after the famous case of Sada Abe.[1][2][3]
The book became a bestseller throughout Asia, selling 3 million copies in Japan. Shitsurakuen became a slang word for having an affair.[2][4] It was first serialized in the business newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun in 1995.[3][5][6] The book was made into a film and a tv drama the same year.[2] The film Shitsurakuen was nominated for 13 Japan Academy Prizes winning one with Hitomi Kuroki for lead actress.[7]
References
- ^ Hall-Balduf, Susan (25 August 2000). "Review". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ a b c West, Mark D. (2006). Secrets, sex, and spectacle: the rules of scandal in Japan and the United States. University of Chicago Press. p. 272. ISBN 0226894088. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ a b Marran, Christine L. (2007). Poison woman: figuring female transgression in modern Japanese culture. U of Minnesota Press. pp. 161–163. ISBN 0816647275. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ "The husband instruction manual". China Daily / eastday.com. 2004-06-07. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ Osedo, Hiroshi (2 February 2005). "Lust and seduction top stock news". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
..Shitsurakuen (A Lost Paradise) appeared in...
- ^ Yao, Minji (28 June 2008). "The master of secret sin". Shanghai Daily. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ "第21回 日本アカデミー賞". Japan Academy Prize website (in Japanese & English). Japan Academy Prize Association. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
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External links
- Shitsurakuen at IMDb (film)
- Shitsurakuen at JDorama.com (tv drama)
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