Kuri Kikuoka
Kikuoka Kuri was the pen-name of a Japanese author of poetry and novels active in Shōwa period Japan. His real name was Takagi Michinokuo.Biography
Kiukoka was born in Hirosaki city, Aomori prefecture. His grandfather was from the samurai class and was an official in the Tsugaru Domain. Interested in literature from an early age, he dropped out of high school. He also began writing novels. His novel, Osurubeki Kodomotachi was nominated for the prestigious Naoki Award in 1949.
