The Girl Who Played Go

2001 novel by Shan Sa
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The Girl Who Played Go, originally published as La Joueuse de Go, is a 2001 French novel by Shan Sa set during the Japanese occupation of Manchuria. It tells the story of a 16-year-old Chinese girl who is exceptionally good at the game of Go, and her game with a young Japanese officer. It was translated into English in 2003[1] and has been translated into 32 languages in total.[2]

The novel won a number of prizes, including the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens (Prix Goncourt of the High-school students) in 2001 and the Kiriyama Prize for fiction in 2004.[3]

In 2004, the novel was adapted into a German stage production which premiered at Freies Werkstatt Theater.[4]

References

  1. ^ Bantick, Christopher The Girl Who Played Go May 17, 2003 Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved September 10, 2015
  2. ^ Shan Sa LinkedIn page[permanent dead link] Retrieved September 10, 2015
  3. ^ Kiriyama Prize - 2004 Winners and Finalists Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 10, 2015
  4. ^ "Die Go-Spielerin". Freies Werkstatt Theater (in German). Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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