Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
Yasutaka Tsutsui
Born: September 24, 1934 (age 90)
Bio: Yasutaka Tsutsui is a Japanese novelist, science fiction author, and actor. His Yumenokizaka bunkiten won the Tanizaki Prize in 1987. He has also won the 1981 Izumi Kyoka award, the 1989 Kawabata Yasunari award, and the 1992 Nihon SF Taisho Award.
Known for:
- The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1967)
- Paprika (1993)
- Salmonella Men on Planet Porno (2006)
- The Maid (2010)