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Chiaki Kawamata (川又千秋, Kawamata Chiaki, born December 4, 1948 in Otaru, Hokkaidō, Japan) is a Japanese science fiction writer and critic. Chiaki Kawamata has won both the Seiun Award and the Nihon SF Taisho Award.[1] Chiaki Kawamata is also noted for writing the story of the manga Emblem of Roto.

Chiaki Kawamata
Born	(1948-12-04) December 4, 1948 (age 73) Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Science fiction writer, critic
Known for	Emblem of Roto

Awards

• 1981: Seiun Award Japanese Long Form Award for Kaseijin Senshi
• 1984: Nihon SF Taisho for Genshigari

Works

English translations

• Death Sentences (2012), translation of Genshigari (幻詩狩り) (1984)

• 46 Okunen Monogatari ~The Shinka Ron~ (４６億年物語 －THE進化論－, "4.6 Billion Year Story: The Theory of Evolution") 1990 (Storywriter)

References

• Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

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