Yoichi Funado
Yoichi Funado | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kenji Harada February 8, 1944 Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | April 22, 2015 (aged 71) Suginami, Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
| Period | 1979-2015 |
| Notable works | May In The Valley Of The Rainbow |
Yoichi Funado (born as Kenji Harada, 船户与一; February 8, 1944 — April 22, 2015) was an Japanese writer of adventure fiction.[1]
Biography
Funado was born as Kenji Harada on February 8, 1944.[2] During his student days, he was traveled to Alaska. He was graduated on Waseda University. Funado made his debut as an adventure novel writer in 1979.[1] After writing some prize-winning adventure novels, in 2000 he won the Naoki Prize for his book Niji no tani no gogatsu (English: May in the Valley of the Rainbow).[1][3] In 2014, he received another prize for a nine-volume novel on the history of Manchukuo.[1]
Death
Funado died of thymic cancer on April 22, 2015 in Suginami, Tokyo.
Books
- Niji no tani no gogatsu (May In The Valley Of The Rainbow) (2006)
- Midori No Soko No Soko (2000)
- Ezochi Bekken (1998)
- Suna no kuronikuru (Sand Chronicle) (1991)
- Chi to yume (1989)
- Yamaneko no natsu (1984)
References
- ^ a b c d "Japanese adventure novel writer Funado dies at 71". Mainichi. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "船户与一". Baidu. Retrieved 25 April 2015. Template:Jp icon
- ^ "Authors: Yoichi Funado 船戸与一". Books from Japan. Retrieved 25 April 2015.