Kaoru Kurimoto | |
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| Born | Sumiyo Yamada February 13, 1953 Katsushika-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | May 26, 2009 (aged 56) Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | novelist, composer and critic |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Spouse | Kiyoshi Imaoka, former editor of SF Magazine, now president of Tenro Productions[1] |
Kaoru Kurimoto (栗本 薫, Kurimoto Kaoru, February 13, 1953 – May 26, 2009) was the pen name of Sumiyo Imaoka (今岡 純代, Imaoka Sumiyo), a Japanese novelist. Imaoka also used the pen name Azusa Nakajima (中島 梓, Nakajima Azusa) to write criticism and music. She was known for her record-breaking 130-volume Guin Saga series, which has been translated into English, German, French, Italian and Russian. Her style has been described as being part of the New Wave science fiction movement.[2] Outside of her literary endeavors, she was a playwright, composer, and pianist who performed with her own jazz ensemble, the Azusa Nakajima Trio.