Saeko Himuro
Japanese novelist (1957–2008)
Saeko Himuro (氷室 冴子, Himuro Saeko; January 11, 1957 – June 6, 2008) was a Japanese novelist, essayist, and playwright. During the 1980s and 1990s, she was one of the most popular authors released under Shueisha's Cobalt Bunko imprint. She is best known outside Japan for I Can Hear the Sea, which was adapted into a movie by Studio Ghibli.
Biography
Himuro was born in Iwamizawa, Hokkaidō Prefecture on January 11, 1957.
She died from lung cancer on June 6, 2008, aged 51.
Works
Novels
All titles published by Shueisha Cobalt imprint unless otherwise noted.
1970s
Shiroi Shōjotachi (白い少女たち) (1978)
Sayonara Arurukan (さようならアルルカン) (1979)
1980s
Clara Hakusho (クララ白書) (1980)
Clara Hakusho Part II (クララ白書ぱーとII, Kurara Hakusho Pāto Tsū) (1980)
Koisuru Onnatachi (恋する女たち) (1981)
Agnes Hakusho (アグネス白書, Agunesu Hakusho) (1981)
Agnes Hakusho Part II (アグネス白書ぱーとII, Agunesu Hakusho Pāto Tsū) (1981)
Zakkyo Jidai (雑居時代) (1982)
The Change! (ざ・ちぇんじ!, Za Chenji!) (1983)
The Change! is a four-volume adaptation of Torikaebaya monogatari, a Heian-era tale.
Cinderella Meikyū (シンデレラ迷宮, Shinderera Meikyū) (1983)
Shōjo Shōsetsu Ka wa Shinanai!
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