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Masaki Yamada

Japanese writer · Japan · On the map · Writers · Born 1950 · age 76

Masaki Yamada is a Japanese crime and science fiction author. He has won the Nihon SF Taisho Award, the Seiun Award three times, and an award for mystery fiction. His first story was published in 1974. His novel Aphrodite was translated into English in 2004.

Masaki Yamada is read about 46 times a day, in 7 languages.

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2002Honkaku Mystery Grand PrizeAward1995Seiun Award for Best Japanese NovelAward1982Nihon SF Taisho AwardAward1980Seiun Award for Best Japanese NovelAward1978Seiun Award for Best Japanese NovelAward1977Kadokawa Novel AwardAward1950Born16 January 1950

Awards

Honkaku Mystery Grand Prize2002
Seiun Award for Best Japanese Novel1995
Nihon SF Taisho Award1982
Seiun Award for Best Japanese Novel1980
Seiun Award for Best Japanese Novel1978
Kadokawa Novel Award1977
Hayakawa Award

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He also wrote After the Long Goodbye, a Ghost in the Shell-related novel.

Country
Japan
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1950 · age 76

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