Asa Nonami

Asa Nonami
Born (1960-08-19) 19 August 1960 (age 64)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationWriter
LanguageJapanese
Period1988–present
GenreCrime fiction, thriller, horror
Notable awardsNaoki Prize (1996)

Asa Nonami (乃南アサ, Nonami Asa, born 19 August 1960) is a Japanese crime fiction and horror writer. She is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan.[1]

Nonami attended Waseda University where she studied Sociology but dropped out to take a job at an advertising agency. She became a published author in 1988.[2]

  1. ^ Nonami's Profile at the website of the Mystery Writers of Japan (in Japanese)
  2. ^ "Asa Nonami - Words Without Borders". Words Without Borders. Retrieved 28 October 2018.