Kyoichi Katayama
Kyoichi Katayama (片山 恭一, Katayama Kyōichi; born January 5, 1959) is a Japanese author.
Biography
Katayama was born in the Ehime Prefecture and graduated from Kyushu University. Katayama's first major book was Sign (Japanese: 気配), which won the 63rd Bungakukai Newcomers Award in 1986.[1]
Katayama wrote the book Socrates in Love (also known as Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World). The book was adapted into a manga (illustrated by Kazumi Kazui), a film and a Japanese television drama. Socrates in Love was his first and, as of 2008, only book translated into English.
Katayama's works:
- Kehai (Sign)
- Socrates in Love (Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World)
- John Lennon o Shinjiru na (Don't Believe in John Lennon)
- Mangetsu no Yoru, Moby Dick ga (Night of the Full Moon, Moby Dick)
- Moshimo Watashi ga, Soko ni Irunaraba (If I Were There)
References
- ^ "文學界新人賞受賞作・候補作一覧1-130回 | 文学賞の世界" [List of winners and nominees for the Bungakukai Newcomers Award, 1st-130th editions | The World of Literary Awards]. prizesworld.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.