Ōtarō Maijō
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Ōtarō Maijō (舞城 王太郎, Maijō Ōtarō, born 1973) is a Japanese novelist from Fukui Prefecture. Winner of the 19th Mephisto Prize for Smoke, Soil, or Sacrifices, and the 16th Mishima Yukio Prize for Asura Girl. His short story, "Drill Hole in the Brain" was translated into English as part of Del Rey's Faust anthology, and described by the Anime News Network as the "crowning glory" of the anthology.[1]
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Born | 1973 (age 50–51) Fukui Prefecture, Japan |
Occupation | Novelist, short-story writer, translator |
Language | Japanese |
Period | 2001–present |
Genre | Fiction, crime fiction, thriller |
Notable awards | Mephisto Prize (2001) Mishima Prize (2003) |
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