Kaoru Kurimoto
| Kaoru Kurimoto | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 13, 1953 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 |
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.
Kurimoto was born in Tokyo and studied literature at Waseda University, graduating in 1975. Still in her twenties, she won the Gunzo Prize for New Writers (Criticism), as Azusa Nakajima, in 1977, and the Edogawa Rampo Prize in 1978 for "Our Era". This spectacular introduction to the literary world drew a lot of attention, especially as she was the youngest ever winner of the Edogawa Rampo Prize. Her use of two pen names was also discussed, and shortly after she won the Rampo prize, Heibon Panchi magazine featured a conversation between the "two" writers.
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