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Kaoru Kurimoto
Japanese novelist (1953-2009) · Japan · On the map · Writers · Died at 56
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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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.
