Ryoki Inoue (born José Carlos Ryoki de Alpoim Inoue, 22 July 1946) is a Brazilian writer purported to be the most prolific author. In 1996, he had published over 1,000 Portuguese-language books across 39 different pseudonyms. Before becoming a writer, Inoue was a medical doctor.
Inoue was born José Carlos Ryoki de Alpoim Inoue on 22 July 1946 in São Paulo to a Japanese father and Portuguese mother.
In 1993, Inoue was recognised with a Guinness World Record for publishing the most books. Inoue had published 15 more books by the time the certificate arrived in Brazil.
Selected bibliography
- Oh, Those Texans
- Priest or Bandit?
- Saga (2006)
References
- ^ Lewis 2002, p. 145.
- Pickering 2001, p. 306.
- ^ López-Calvo 2019, p. 84.
- "Ryoki Inoue Biography". Ryoki Inoue.
- Iacobelli & Lu 2023, p. 50: "For instance, Ryoki Inoue's novel, Saga (2006), ..."
Sources
Books and journals
- Iacobelli, Pedro; Lu, Sidney Xu (2023). The Japanese Empire and Latin America. University of Hawaii Press. p. 50. ISBN 9780824894627. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- Lewis, Michael (2002). Ken Wells (ed.). Floating off the page : the best stories from the Wall Street journal's "Middle column" (Wall Street journal book ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. pp. 144–148. ISBN 978-0-7432-2664-6. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- López-Calvo, Ignacio (July 2019). Japanese Brazilian Saudades: Diasporic Identities and Cultural Production. University Press of Colorado. pp. 84–86. doi:10.5876/9781607328506.C002. ISBN 9781607328506. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- Pickering, Sam (2001). "Gardens of Books". The Sewanee Review. 109 (2). The Johns Hopkins University Press: 304–308. JSTOR 27549024.
Websites
- "Ryoki Inoue Biography". Ryoki Inoue. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
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