Kaoru Ohno Explained

Kaoru Ohno (大野 芳 Ōno Kaoru, born 10 August 1941) is a Japanese non-fiction writer.^[1]

Biography

Ohno was born in Aichi Prefecture and graduated from the Meiji University School of Law. He worked for a publishing company and as a magazine reporter before becoming a full-time author. In 1982, in the first annual Ushio Awards, his book Kitabari took the Special Prize in Nonfiction. Kodansha published his first novel, Hungary Bukyoku wo Mouichido, in 1989.^[2] He has written several books related to Japanese military history, with particular focus on the World War II era.

Bibliography

• Kitabari (Ushio, 1982/ Chobunko, 1985)
• 1984-nen no Tokkōki (Asahishinbunsha, 1984)
• Hangaria Bukyoku wo Mouichido (Kodansha, 1989)
• Senkan Yamato Tenshisu (Shinchosha, 1993)
• Zekkai Misshitsu (Shinchosha, 1998)
• Konoe Hidemaro (Kondansha, 2006)
• Shi ni Zama ni Miru Shyōwashi (Heibonsha Shinsho, 2010)
• 8-gatsu 17-nichi, Sorengun Jyōrikusu (Shinchosha, 2008/ Shinchosha, 2010)
• Tokumukan 'Shyūkoku' no Shyōwashi (Shinchosha, 2009)　
• Tenno no Angō (Gakken Kenkusha, 2011)

Translations

• Cage on the Sea (Bento Books, 2014)

References

• Bungei Nenkan (2010)　

Notes and References

1. アエラ - Volumes 20 à 32 - Page 121 おおのかおる大野芳 1941 年、愛知県生まれ。
2. http://www.ksatou.com/oono-hp/onokaoruprofu.html