Ken'ichi Yamamoto

Ken'ichi Yamamoto
Born (1956-07-23)July 23, 1956
Kyoto
Died February 13, 2014(2014-02-13) (aged 57)
Kyoto
Occupation novelist
Education M.A.
Alma mater Doshisha University, Literature Department
Period 2002 - 2014
Genre historical novels
Notable works 『火天の城』
『利休にたずねよ』
Notable awards Naoki Prize（2009）

Ken'ichi Yamamoto (山本兼一, Yamamoto Ken'ichi, July 23, 1956 – February 13, 2014) was a Japanese writer.

After first being employed by a publisher, Yamamoto, himself, became a full-time writer.

In 2004, he won the Seichō Matsumoto Award for Katen no shiro, and in 2009 the Naoki Prize for Rikyū ni Tazune yo. Both books were made into movies.

Yamamoto died on February 13, 2014 from lung cancer at the age of 57.[1]

Awards

  • Seichō Matsumoto Award (2004)
  • Naoki Prize (2009)

References

  1. ↑ 死去前日まで最後の原稿執筆 山本兼一さん (in Japanese). MSN産経ニュース. Archived from the original on February 13, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
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