Teru Miyamoto
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Teru Miyamoto (宮本 輝, born March 6, 1947) is a Japanese author.
[edit] Biography
Miyamoto was born in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. He graduated from the faculty of letters at Otemon Gakuin University. After he graduated from Otemon Gakuen University, he became a copy writer and in 1950, he began to write his first novel and quitted his job. He entered another company, but quit again in 1952.
[edit] Bibliography
- Doro no Kawa (1977)
- Hoterugawa (1978)
- Kinshu (1982) Translated into English in 2005 with the title Kinshu: Autumn Brocade
- In 1995 his novel Maborosi no Hikari was made into a film by director Hirokazu Koreeda. The English release is entitled "Maborosi."
[edit] Prizes
- 1977 Dazai Osamu Prize for Mud River (Doro no Kawa)
- 1978 Akutagawa Prize for Firefly River (Hoterugawa)
