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Tomiko Inui


Born
in Tokyo, Japan
March 03, 1924

Died
January 16, 2002

Genre
Children's


Born in Tokyo in 1924, Tomiko Inui joined a publishing house in 1950, where she began working as an editor, as well as writing books for children. She published many books over her long career, winning prizes along the way including the Mainishi Publishing Culture Award and the Akaitori Award for Children's Literature. She was also runner-up in 1964 for the Hans Christian Andersen prize. The Secret of the Blue Glass is the first of her books to be translated into English. She died in 2002. ...more

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The Secret of the Blue Glass
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くらやみの谷の小人たち
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1972 — 2 editions
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北極のムーシカミーシカ
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Yuki to Kirara to nanawa no...
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Tobiuo no bōya wa byōki desu
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