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Jun'ichi Watanabe

Born

in Kamisunagawa, Japan

October 24, 1933

Died

April 30, 2014

Website

http://watanabe-junichi.net/

Genre

Fiction

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Junichi Watanabe ( 渡辺淳一, Watanabe Jun'ichi, October 24, 1933 – April 30, 2014) was a Japanese writer, known for his portrayal of the extra-marital affairs of middle aged people.

His 1997 novel 'A Lost Paradise' became a bestseller in Japan and over Asia, and was made into a film and a TV miniseries. He has written more than 50 novels in total, and won awards including Naoki Prize in 1970 for 'Light and Shadow' (Hikari to kage), New Current Coterie magazine prize for Makeup, the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize in 1979 for 'The Setting Sun in the Distance' (Toki rakujitsu) and 'The Russian Brothel of Nagasaki' (Nagasaki roshia yujokan).

He was born in Sunagawamachi (present-day Kamisunagawa) and died on April 30, 2014 of prostate cancer in Tokyo. ...more

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Average rating: 3.75 · 2,408 ratings · 336 reviews · 202 distinct works • Similar authors

	Đèn Không Hắt Bóng by Jun'ichi Watanabe, Cao Xuân Hạo (Translator) 4.12 avg rating — 860 ratings — published 1972 — 24 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
	Beyond the Blossoming Fields by Jun'ichi Watanabe, Deborah Iwabuchi (Translator), Anna Isozaki (Translator) 3.59 avg rating — 569 ratings — published 1970 — 12 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
	A Lost Paradise by Jun'ichi Watanabe, Juliet Winters Carpenter (Translator) 3.80 avg rating — 382 ratings — published 1997 — 12 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
	钝感力 by Jun'ichi Watanabe, 渡辺淳一 3.01 avg rating — 188 ratings — 11 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
	男人这东西 by Jun'ichi Watanabe, 渡辺淳一, 陆求实 (Translator) 3.53 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 1999 — 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
	Nascosta tra i fiori by Jun'ichi Watanabe, Giovanni Borriello (Translator) 3.43 avg rating — 60 ratings	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
	情人 by Jun'ichi Watanabe, 渡辺淳一, 侯為 (Translator) 3.78 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1994 — 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
	失樂園（上） by Jun'ichi Watanabe, 渡邊淳一, 譚玲 (Translator) 3.55 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1997 — 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
	失楽園下 [Shitsurakuen ge] by Jun'ichi Watanabe, 渡辺淳一 3.80 avg rating — 25 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
	紫阳花日记 by Jun'ichi Watanabe, 渡辺淳一, 王智新 (Translator) 3.86 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2008 — 6 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