Jirō Asada

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Jirō Asada


Born
in Tokyo, Japan
December 13, 1951

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Jirō Asada (浅田 次郎, born December 13, 1951 in Tokyo) is the pen name of Kōjirō Iwato (岩戸 康次郎), a Japanese writer.

Inspired by Yukio Mishima, who tried to stage a coup d'état among Japan Self-Defense Forces then committed suicide after the coup was failed, Asada enlisted in the SDF after finishing his studies. He changed jobs many times while endeavoring to find writing opportunities, submitting his works to literary competitions.

In 1991, his novel Torarete tamaruka! (とられてたまるか!) started his literary career. After writing several picaresque novels, his novel Metro ni notte (地下鉄に乗って) was awarded the Eiji Yoshikawa Prize for New Writers and made into a 2006 film; a short story collection The Stationmaster and other stories (Poppoya (鉄道員)) was al
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The Stationmaster

3.87 avg rating — 277 ratings — published 1997 — 4 editions
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Le mandat du ciel (Le roman...

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地下鉄に乗って/Metoro ni notte

3.83 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1994 — 7 editions
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プリズンホテル〈1〉夏  [Purizun hoter...

3.85 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2001 — 5 editions
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蒼穹の昴 1 [Sōkyū No Subaru 1]

4.29 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions
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椿山課長の七日間 [Tsubakiyama Kachō...

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壬生義士伝 上

4.36 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions
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Le dragon à deux têtes (Le ...

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L'ombre d'une vie

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Poppoya: Il ferroviere

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