Kaoruko Himeno
Kaoruko Himeno | |
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| Native name | 姫野 カオルコ |
| Born | 1958 (age 66–67) Shiga Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Writer, novelist, essayist |
| Language | Japanese |
| Alma mater | Aoyama Gakuin University |
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| Notable awards | Naoki Prize |
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Kaoruko Himeno (姫野 カオルコ, Himeno Kaoruko) is a Japanese writer. She has been nominated five times for the Naoki Prize and won the 150th Naoki Prize for her novel Showa Dog (昭和の犬, Showa no inu). Two of her novels have been adapted for film.