Black Fairy Tale
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genko yoshi: Manuscript paper used by Japanese students.
About the Author
Otsuichi won the sixth annual Jump Novel and Nonfiction prize with his debut novel Summer, Fireworks, and My Corpse when he was seventeen (he was sixteen when he wrote it). He writes horror novels and short stories as well as novels for young adults, and he is also a filmmaker. Major works include the novel Goth, which was made into a manga as well as a feature film, and his collection ZOO, which was also made into a film. Works available in English include Summer, Fireworks, My Corpse; ZOO; and Black Fairy Tale.
Born Hirotaka Adachi in 1978 in Fukuoka prefecture, Otsuichi graduated from Kurume Industrial College and Toyohashi University of Technology with a degree in ecological engineering. He also took part in the university science fiction club. He enjoys playing American video games, watching movies, reading, and spending time with his children.
About the Cover Artist
Takahiro Asano was born in Hokkaido in 1967. After graduating Tama Art University, he worked at design studio HB Company until 1977 and then turned freelance. He has illustrated for magazines, newspapers and company booklets, but he mainly works as a cover artist, and his drawings have been used for many popular books.