Big Books of Summer
Aki Shimazaki

Aki Shimazaki’s Followers (637)

member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo

Aki Shimazaki


Born
in Gifu, Japan
January 01, 1954

Genre
Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction

Influences
Frances Hodgson Burnett, Kristof Agota, Osamu Dazai ...more


Aki Shimazaki is a Canadian novelist and translator. She moved to Canada in 1981, living in Vancouver and Toronto. Since 1991 she has lived in Montreal, where she teaches Japanese and publishes her novels in French. Her second novel, Hamaguri, won the Prix Ringuet in 2000.

Combine Editions

Average rating: 3.94 · 37,503 ratings · 4,689 reviews · 30 distinct works • Similar authors
Hôzuki, la librería de Mits...
by
3.94 avg rating — 6,360 ratings — published 2015 — 17 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Luna llena
by
3.98 avg rating — 4,713 ratings — published 2021
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Azami (L'Ombre du Chardon, #1)
3.70 avg rating — 3,201 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Tsubaki (Le poids des secre...
3.94 avg rating — 2,429 ratings — published 1999 — 14 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Il peso dei segreti
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,304 ratings — published 2005 — 15 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Fuki-no-tô (L'Ombre du Char...
3.93 avg rating — 1,804 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Suzuran
3.83 avg rating — 1,835 ratings — published 2019 — 14 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Suisen (L'Ombre du Chardon,...
3.81 avg rating — 1,843 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Maïmaï (L'Ombre du Chardon,...
3.87 avg rating — 1,555 ratings — published 2018
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Hamaguri (Le poids des secr...
4.05 avg rating — 1,480 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
More books by Aki Shimazaki…

Series by Aki Shimazaki

Azami Hôzuki, la librería de Mitsuko Suisen Fuki-no-tô Maïmaï
(5 books)
by
3.86 avg rating — 14,760 ratings

Tsubaki Hamaguri Tsubame Wasurenagusa Hotaru
(5 books)
by
4.05 avg rating — 9,892 ratings

Suzuran Luna llena Una joven en Tokio
(3 books)
by
3.88 avg rating — 7,631 ratings

Mitsuba Zakuro Tonbo Tsukushi Yamabuki
(5 books)
by
4.08 avg rating — 3,865 ratings

Quotes by Aki Shimazaki  (?)
Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. (Learn more)

“Tetsuo-san, ¿le gustaría volver a verme dentro de ciento dos años?”
― Aki Shimazaki, Luna llena
3 likes
Like

“Para mí es amar y ser amado. Si nos casamos, quiero que nos amemos toda la vida.”
― Aki Shimazaki, Luna llena
3 likes
Like

“La diferencia es simple. La religión consiste en creer y la filosofía, en dudar.”
― Aki Shimazaki, Hôzuki, la librería de Mitsuko
2 likes
Like

Polls

More...

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics posts views last activity  
The History Book ...: NANCY BURNS' 50 BOOKS READ IN 2017 119 153 Jan 29, 2018 02:00AM  
Colosseum. Sfide ...: This topic has been closed to new comments. La sfida dei desideri #2- Wishlist febbraio 56 33 Jan 31, 2019 10:04PM  
Colosseum. Sfide ...: This topic has been closed to new comments. La sfida dei desideri #2- Letture di FEBBRAIO 120 36 Mar 07, 2019 12:20PM  
Reading Challenges: Catena 03/19 34 25 Apr 16, 2019 11:37PM  
Pick-a-Shelf: Elvenn's Bookopoly 2019 11 24 Nov 06, 2019 06:43PM  
Pick-a-Shelf: Elvenn's Bookopoly 2020 7 22 Oct 22, 2020 10:18AM  
Little Women Readers: Asian writers who should get more recognition/Escritores asiáticos que deberían obtener más reconocimiento 9 7 May 15, 2022 06:48PM  
Goodreads Italia: Tema del mese - novembre 2022 51 195 Dec 05, 2022 01:42PM  


Is this you? Let us know. If not, help out and invite Aki to Goodreads.