Elisa Shua Dusapin

Elisa Shua Dusapin
Notable workWinter in Sokcho

Elisa Shua Dusapin, born 23 October 1992 in Sarlat-la-Canéda, France, is a Franco-Korean writer 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.

  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.