Taku Mayumura
Taku Mayumura (眉村 卓 Mayumura Taku, 20 October 1934 – 3 November 2019) was a Japanese novelist, science fiction writer[1] and haiku poet. He won the Seiun Award for Novel twice.
Taku Mayumura 眉村 卓 | |
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| Born | October 20, 1934 Nishinari-ku, Osaka, Osaka prefecture, Japan |
| Died | November 3, 2019 (aged 85) Abeno-ku, Osaka, Osaka prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Genre | Science Fiction, Fantasy, Young adult fiction |
| Notable works | Nazo no Tenkōsei, Nerawareta Gakuen, Shōmetsu no Kōrin, Hikishio no Toki, Meikyūmonogatari, Tsuma ni Sasageta 1778-wa |
| Notable awards | Prize at the 1st Kūsōkagaku Shōsetsu Contest (1961), Izumi Kyōka Prize (1979), Seiun Award (1974), (1996) |
| Spouse | Etsuko Murakami (m. 1959) |
| Children | Tomoko (b.1963) |
In 2004 his Shiseikan (司政官, Administrator, one story of the "Shiseikan series"), written in 1974, was translated into English.[2] Mayumura was an honorary member of the SFWJ (Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan). His representative works in this field were Nazo no Tenkousei and Nerawareta Gakuen.
Mayumura died on 3 November 2019 from pneumonia in Abeno-ku, Osaka at the age of 85.[3]
References
- ↑ (ja) Nihon Gensō Sakka Jiten, pp.648-649.
- ↑ 眉村卓 (2004). Administrator. ISBN 4902075008.
- ↑ 作家、眉村卓さん死去 85歳 「ねらわれた学園」「妻に捧げた1778話」、本紙「朝晴れエッセー」選考委員も