Chiaki Kawamata
Appearance
Chiaki Kawamata | |
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Born | Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan | December 4, 1948
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation(s) | Science fiction writer, critic |
Known for | Emblem of Roto |
Chiaki Kawamata (川又千秋, Kawamata Chiaki, born December 4, 1948 in Otaru, Hokkaidō, Japan) is a Japanese science fiction writer and critic. He has won both the Seiun Award and the Nihon SF Taisho Award.[1] Kawamata is also noted for writing the story of the manga Emblem of Roto.
Awards
[edit]- 1981: Seiun Award Japanese Long Form Award for Kaseijin Senshi
- 1984: Nihon SF Taisho for Genshigari
Works
[edit]- English translations
- Death Sentences (2012), translation of Genshigari (幻詩狩り) (1984)
- 46 Okunen Monogatari ~The Shinka Ron~ (46億年物語 -THE進化論-, "4.6 Billion Year Story: The Theory of Evolution") 1990 (Storywriter)
References
[edit]- ^ "Nihon SF Taisho Award Winners List". Science Fiction Writers of Japan. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2010.