Naoyuki Ii

Naoyuki Ii (伊井 直行, Ii Naoyuki, born September 1, 1953) is a noted Japanese author and professor of creative writing at Tokai University's Shonan campus.[1]

Biography

A native of Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Ii graduated in 1978 from Keio University with a degree in history (archaeology and ethnology). His first novel, Kusa no kanmuri (The Grass Radical), was published in 1983, and received the Gunzo Prize for New Writers. Subsequent prizes include:

English translations

References

  1. Oppenheimer, Rebecca (28 July 2011). "Taking a whirlwind tour through foreign texts". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
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