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Ken'ichi Yamamoto

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Ken'ichi Yamamoto
Born(1956-07-23)July 23, 1956
Kyoto
DiedFebruary 13, 2014(2014-02-13) (aged 57)
Kyoto
Occupationnovelist
EducationM.A.
Alma materDoshisha University, Literature Department
Period2002 - 2014
Genrehistorical novels
Notable works火天の城
利休にたずねよ
Notable awardsNaoki Prize(2009)

Ken'ichi Yamamoto (山本兼一, Yamamoto Ken'ichi, July 23, 1956 – February 13, 2014) was a Japanese writer.

After first being employed by a publisher, Yamamoto, himself, became a full-time writer.

In 2004, he won the Seichō Matsumoto Award for Katen no shiro, and in 2009 the Naoki Prize for Rikyū ni Tazune yo. Both books were made into movies.

Yamamoto died on February 13, 2014, from lung cancer at the age of 57.[1]

Awards

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  • Seichō Matsumoto Award (2004)
  • Naoki Prize (2009)

References

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  1. ^ 死去前日まで最後の原稿執筆 山本兼一さん (in Japanese). MSN産経ニュース. Archived from the original on February 13, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2014.