Taku Mayumura 眉村 卓 | |
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| Born | October 20, 1934 Nishinari-ku, Osaka, Osaka prefecture, Japan |
| Died | November 3, 2019 (aged 85) Abeno-ku, Osaka, Osaka prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Genre | Science fiction, Fantasy, Young adult fiction |
| Notable works | Nazo no Tenkōsei, Nerawareta Gakuen, Shōmetsu no Kōrin, Hikishio no Toki, Meikyūmonogatari, Tsuma ni Sasageta 1778-wa |
| Notable awards | Prize at the 1st Kūsōkagaku Shōsetsu Contest (1961), Izumi Kyōka Prize (1979), Seiun Award (1974), (1996) |
| Spouse |
Etsuko Murakami (m. 1959) |
| Children | Tomoko (b.1963) |
Taku Mayumura (眉村 卓 Mayumura Taku, 20 October 1934 – 3 November 2019) was a Japanese novelist, science fiction writer[1] and haiku poet. He won the Seiun Award for Novel twice. His novel Shiseikan (司政官, Administrator, one story of the "Shiseikan series"), written in 1974, was translated into English by Daniel Jackson in 2004.[2] Mayumura was also a young adult fiction writer whose works have been adapted into TV drama, film, and anime. Mayumura was an honorary member of the SFWJ (Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan).