| A Lost Paradise | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Junichi Watanabe |
| Original title | 失楽園 (Shitsurakuen) |
| Translator | Juliet Winters Carpenter |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Kodansha |
| Publication date | 1997 |
| Published in English |
2000 |
| Pages | 372 pp |
| ISBN | 4770023243 |
A Lost Paradise (失楽園 Shitsurakuen) is 1997 novel by Japanese author Junichi Watanabe. It tells the story of a 54-year-old married former magazine editor, his affair with a 37-year-old married typesetter and their double-suicide. The couple, Kūki and Rinko, are modeled after the famous case of Sada Abe.[1][2][3]
The book became a bestseller throughout Asia, selling 3 million copies in Japan. Shitsurakuen became a slang word for having an affair.[2][4] It was first serialized in the business newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun in 1995.[3][5][6] The book was made into a film and a TV drama the same year.[2] The film Shitsurakuen was nominated for 13 Japan Academy Prizes winning one with Hitomi Kuroki for lead actress.[7]
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