Kaoruko Himeno

Kaoruko Himeno
Native name
姫野 カオルコ
Born1958 (age 6667)
Shiga Prefecture, Japan
OccupationWriter, novelist, essayist
LanguageJapanese
Alma materAoyama Gakuin University
Genre
Notable works
  • Junan
  • Tsu, i, ra, ku
  • Haruka at 80
  • Real Cinderella
  • Showa no inu
Notable awardsNaoki Prize
Website
himenoshiki.com

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.