Ryoki Inoue

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.[1][2] Before becoming a writer, Inoue was a medical doctor.[3]

Inoue was born José Carlos Ryoki de Alpoim Inoue on 22 July 1946 in São Paulo to a Japanese father and Portuguese mother.[3][4]

In 1993,[3] 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.[1]

Selected bibliography

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  • Oh, Those Texans[1]
  • Priest or Bandit?[1]
  • Saga (2006)[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Lewis 2002, p. 145.
  2. ^ Pickering 2001, p. 306.
  3. ^ a b c López-Calvo 2019, p. 84.
  4. ^ "Ryoki Inoue Biography". Ryoki Inoue.
  5. ^ Iacobelli & Lu 2023, p. 50: "For instance, Ryoki Inoue's novel, Saga (2006), ..."

Sources

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Books and journals

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  • 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

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