is a
Japanese author
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Biography
Miyamoto was born in
Kobe
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Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan and graduated from the faculty of letters at
Otemon Gakuin University after which he became a copywriter. In 1970, he began to write his first novel and quit his job. Although he later joined another company, he quit again in 1972.
Bibliography
* ''Doro no Kawa'' (1977)
* ''Hotarugawa'' (1978)
* ''Kinshu'' (1982) Translated into English in 2005 with the title ''Kinshu: Autumn Brocade''
* ''
Hana no Furu Gogo'' (1988)
* In 1995 his novel ''Maboroshi no Hikari'' was made into a film by director
Hirokazu Koreeda. The English release is entitled ''
Maborosi''.
Prizes
*1977
Dazai Osamu Prize for ''Mud River'' (''Doro no Kawa'')
*1978
Akutagawa Prize
The is a Japanese literary award presented biannually. Because of its prestige and the considerable attention the winner receives from the media, it is, along with the Naoki Prize, one of Japan's most sought after literary prizes.
History
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for ''Firefly River'' (''Hotarugawa'')
*1987
Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature for ''Yu-Shun''
Honors
*2020
Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette
External links
* Miyamoto Teru,
Muddy River, translated and introduced by Andrew Murakami-Smith, ''The Asia-Pacific Journal'', Vol. 13, Issue 47, No. 1, December 7, 2015.
J'Lit , Authors : Teru Miyamoto , Books from JapanSencillez y frugalidad: de la belleza en la literatura(Kinshu. Tapiz de otoño - en Español)
1947 births
Living people
People from Kobe
Japanese writers
Akutagawa Prize winners
Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class
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