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Ōtarō Maijō

Japanese writer · Japan · On the map · Writers · Born 1973 · age 53

Ōtarō Maijō is a Japanese novelist from Fukui Prefecture. Winner of the 19th Mephisto Prize for Smoke, Soil, or Sacrifices, and the 16th Mishima Yukio Prize for Asura Girl.

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Awards

Yukio Mishima Prize2003
Mephisto Prize2001

About this person

His short story, "Drill Hole in the Brain" was translated into English as part of Del Rey's Faust anthology, and described by the Anime News Network as the "crowning glory" of the anthology.

Country
Japan
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1973 · age 53

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