Elisa Shua Dusapin

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Elisa Shua Dusapin
Notable workWinter in Sokcho

Elisa Shua Dusapin, born 23 October 1992 in Sarlat-la-Canéda, France, is a Franco-Korean writer currently living in Switzerland.[1]

In 2016, Elisa Shua Dusapin published her first novel, Hiver à Sokcho, which won numerous awards, including the National Book Award for Translated Literature,[2] the Prix Robert-Walser, Prix Alpha and the Prix Régine-Deforges.[3]

Her second novel, Les Billes du Pachinko, was published in 2018.

Bibliography[edit]

Novels

  • Hiver à Sokcho (2016). Winter in Sokcho, trans. Aneesa Abbas Higgins (Daunt Books, 2020; Open Letter Books, 2021).
  • Les Billes du Pachinko (2018). The Pachinko Parlour, trans. Aneesa Abbas Higgins (Daunt Books/Open Letter Books, 2022).
  • Vladivostok Circus (2020). Trans. Aneesa Abbas Higgins (Daunt Books/Open Letter Books, 2024).
  • Le vieil incendie (2023)

Novellas

  • C'était une nuit de fièvre (2011). Published in Contes et Nouvelles (Prix Interrégional Jeunes Auteurs).
  • L’œil sans paupière (2018). Published in Le Temps.

Musicals

  • M'sieur Boniface (2015)
  • Olive en bulle (2018)

Other

  • Le regard du Lièvre (2018), photos by René Lièvre with text by Elisa Shua Dusapin

Awards and honors[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sandra van Lente. "From Birmingham to Sokcho – a Conversation with Author Élisa Shua Dusapin and Translator Aneesa Abbas Higgins – Literary Field Kaleidoscope". Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  2. ^ "National Book Awards 2021". National Book Foundation. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "8 romans sélectionnés pour le prix Regine Deforges". www.actualitte.com. 19 January 2017.
  4. ^ "National Book Awards 2021". National Book Foundation. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "L'autrice romande Elisa Shua Dusapin remporte le Prix Wepler 2023". RTS. Retrieved November 15, 2023.