Elisa Shua Dusapin
Franco-Korean writer
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Elisa Shua Dusapin (born 23 October 1992 in Sarlat-la-Canéda, France) is a Franco-Swiss writer, with Korean origins through her mother, currently living in Switzerland.[1]
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BornOctober 23, 1992
NotableworkWinter in Sokcho
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| Born | October 23, 1992 |
| Notable work | Winter in Sokcho |
Career
She studied at the Swiss Literary Institute.[2] In 2016, Elisa Shua Dusapin published her first novel, Hiver à Sokcho, which won numerous awards, including the National Book Award for Translated Literature,[3] the Prix Robert-Walser, Prix Alpha and the Prix Régine-Deforges.[4] In 2024, the novel was adapted into the film Winter in Sokcho by the Franco-Japanese director Koya Kamura.[5][6]
Her second novel, Les Billes du Pachinko, was published in 2018.
Bibliography
Novels
- Hiver à Sokcho (2016). Winter in Sokcho, trans. Aneesa Abbas Higgins (Daunt Books, 2020; Open Letter Books, 2021). [7][8][9][10]
- Les Billes du Pachinko (2018). The Pachinko Parlour, trans. Aneesa Abbas Higgins (Daunt Books/Open Letter Books, 2022). [11]
- Vladivostok Circus (2020). Trans. Aneesa Abbas Higgins (Daunt Books/Open Letter Books, 2024). [12]
- Le vieil incendie (2023). The Old Fire, trans. Aneesa Abbas Higgins (Summit Books, 2026). [13][14]
Novellas and tales
- "C'était une nuit de fièvre" (2011). Published in Contes et Nouvelles (Prix Interrégional Jeunes Auteurs).[15]
- "Les Ursulines" (2017). Published in Addict Culture.[16]
- "L’œil sans paupière" (2018). Published in Le Temps.[17]
- Le Colibri (2022)
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
- 2016: Prix Robert-Walser for Hiver à Sokcho
- 2017: Prix Régine Desforges for Hiver à Sokcho
- 2019: Prix suisse de littérature for Les Billes du Pachinko
- 2021: National Book Award for Translated Literature for Winter in Sokcho, translated from the French by Aneesa Abbas Higgins[18]
- 2023: Prix Wepler for Le vieil incendie[19]
- 2023: Prix Fénéon for Le vieil incendie