Tomomi Muramatsu
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Tomomi Muramatsu | |
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| Born | April 10, 1940 Tokoyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Novelist |
Tomomi Muramatsu (村松友視, Muramatsu Tomomi, born 10 April 1940) is a novelist in late
Heisei period
Japan.
Biography
Muramatsu was born in
Chūōkōron. Muramatsu Tomomi attended Keio University
's Literature Department, and on graduation went to work for Chūōkōron himself as an editor. On the early death of his father, he was adopted by his grandfather, Muramatsu Shofu, as his legal heir.
His first published work, a collection of essays, Watashi puroresu no kyomi desu ("I am a Professional Wrestling Fan"), published in 1980, was a best seller and established him as a mainstream writer. As the name implied, Muramatsu is a great fan of professional wrestling, and has written a number of novels with wrestling as a theme.[1] His Semi-finaru ("Semi-Final") was nominated for the prestigious Naoki Prize.
In 1982, his novel Jidaiya no nyobo ("The Wife of Jidaiya") was awarded the Naoki Prize,movie.
In 1997, his novel Kamakura no Obasan ("Auntie of Kamakura") was awarded the Izumi Kyoka Prize.
After Muramatsu appeared on
whiskey
, and his line of “One Finger – Two Fingers” became a popular phrase in Japanese bars.
References
- ^ Sport, International Committee for Sociology of (1986). International review for the sociology of sport. R. Oldenbourg Verlag. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ Kikin, Kokusai Kōryū (1981). The Japan Foundation newsletter. The Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
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