Fuminori Nakamura

Fuminori Nakamura
Nakamura in 2013
Born (1977-09-02) September 2, 1977
OccupationNovelist
NationalityJapanese
Period2002–present
Notable worksThe Thief
Notable awardsAkutagawa Prize
2005
Ōe Kenzaburō Prize
2010
Website
nakamurafuminori.jp

Fuminori Nakamura (中村 文則, Nakamura Fuminori; born 2 September 1977) is the pseudonym of a Japanese author. Nakamura came to international attention when he won the 2010 Kenzaburō Ōe Prize for his novel, The Thief (掏摸, "Pickpocket"). The English translation of the novel was well received.