Koji Suzuki, the Japanese author known for horror novels including ¡°Ring,¡± died at a Tokyo hospital Friday. He was 68.
¡°Rakuen¡± (Paradise), his debut novel, received the Superior Award at the 1990 Japan Fantasy Novel Awards.
¡°Ring,¡± released in 1991, was adapted into movies in and outside Japan, becoming major hits. Suzuki thus came to be seen as a leading figure in a Japanese horror boom.
His works received domestic and international acclaim. ¡°Rasen¡± (Spiral) won the Eiji Yoshikawa literary award for newcomers in Japan, while ¡°Edge¡± received the Shirley Jackson Award in the United States.
Other major works include ¡°Honogurai Mizu no Soko kara¡± (Dark Water), ¡°Kamigami no Promenade¡± (Promenade of the Gods) and ¡°Ubiquitous.¡±
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