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Kaoru Kurimoto

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Japanese novelist (1953-2009)

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Kaoru Kurimoto was the pen name of Sumiyo Imaoka , a Japanese novelist. Imaoka also used the pen name Azusa Nakajima to write criticism and music. She was known for her record-breaking 130-volume Guin Saga series, which has been translated into English, German, French, Italian and Russian.

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Awards 2

2010Seiun Award for Best Japanese Novel
1978Edogawa Rampo Award

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Kaoru Kurimoto was the pen name of Sumiyo Imaoka , a Japanese novelist. Imaoka also used the pen name Azusa Nakajima to write criticism and music. She was known for her record-breaking 130-volume Guin Saga series, which has been translated into English, German, French, Italian and Russian. Her style has been described as being part of the New Wave science fiction movement. Outside of her literary endeavors, she was a playwright, composer, and pianist who performed with her own jazz ensemble, the Azusa Nakajima Trio.

Country
Japan
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1953 to 2009 · aged 56
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10 languages

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