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Jirō Asada

Born

in Tokyo, Japan

December 13, 1951

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction

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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 ...more

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	The Stationmaster 3.87 avg rating — 277 ratings — published 1997 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le mandat du ciel (Le roman de la Cité Interdite, #1) by Jirō Asada, Corinne Atlan (Translator) 4.17 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	地下鉄に乗って/Metoro ni notte 3.83 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1994 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	プリズンホテル〈1〉夏 [Purizun hoteru 1 natsu] 3.85 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2001 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	蒼穹の昴 1 [Sōkyū No Subaru 1] 4.29 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	椿山課長の七日間 [Tsubakiyama Kachō no nanokakan] 4.04 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2002 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	壬生義士伝上 4.36 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le dragon à deux têtes (Le roman de la Cité Interdite, #2) by Jirō Asada, Corinne Atlan (Translator) 3.83 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	L'ombre d'une vie by Jirō Asada, Jacques Lalloz (Translator) 3.46 avg rating — 26 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poppoya: Il ferroviere by Jirō Asada, Takumi Nagayasu 3.87 avg rating — 23 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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