Elisa Shua Dusapin

Elisa Shua Dusapin
NationalityFrench, Swiss
Notable workWinter in Sokcho

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]

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] In 2024, the novel was adapted into the film Winter in Sokcho by the Franco-Japanese director Koya Kamura.[4]

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).
  • 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 and tales

  • "C'était une nuit de fièvre" (2011). Published in Contes et Nouvelles (Prix Interrégional Jeunes Auteurs).[5]
  • "Les Ursulines" (2017). Published in Addict Culture.[6]
  • "L’œil sans paupière" (2018). Published in Le Temps.[7]
  • 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

References

  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. ^ "Review: Winter in Sokcho". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 2024-09-09. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  5. ^ "PIJA 2011, Contes et Nouvelles – Editions de l'Hèbe" (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  6. ^ Dusapin, Elisa Shua (2017-06-06). "Les Ursulines". Addict Culture (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  7. ^ "Une nouvelle inédite: «L'œil sans paupière» - Le Temps" (in French). 2018-08-18. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  8. ^ "National Book Awards 2021". National Book Foundation. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  9. ^ "L'autrice romande Elisa Shua Dusapin remporte le Prix Wepler 2023". RTS. 13 November 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.