Teru Miyamoto

Teru Miyamoto (宮本 輝) is a Japanese author.

Biography
Miyamoto was born in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan and graduated from the faculty of letters at Otemon Gakuin University after which he became a copywriter. In 1970, he began to write his first novel and quit his job. Although he later joined another company, he quit again in 1972.

Prizes

 * 1977 Dazai Osamu Prize for Mud River (Doro no Kawa)
 * 1978 Akutagawa Prize for Firefly River (Hotarugawa)
 * 1987 Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature for Yu-Shun

Honors

 * 2020 Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette