Sakyo Komatsu | |
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| Born | Minoru Komatsu January 28, 1931 Osaka, Japan |
| Died | July 26, 2011 (aged 80) Minoh, Osaka, Japan |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | Kyoto University |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Subject | Futurology |
| Notable works | Japan Sinks |
| Notable awards | 1985 Nihon SF Taisho Award |
Sakyo Komatsu (小松 左京, Komatsu Sakyō, January 28, 1931 – July 26, 2011) was a Japanese science fiction writer and screenwriter.[1] He was one of the most well known and highly regarded science fiction writers in Japan.[2]
- ^ The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, page 676
- ^ Komatsu topped in the writers ranking of All-Time Best survey of S-F Magazine in 2006. ("Hayakawa's SF Magazine's All-Time Best SF". March 10, 2006. Retrieved July 29, 2011.)