So Aono

Who is So Aono?

So Aono is an award-winning Japanese novelist. He is the third son of the renowned literary critic Suekichi Aono.

Aono was born in Tokyo and studied literature at Waseda University but left the university early to travel. After visiting Europe and Northern Africa, he returned to Japan in 1971, publishing his first work in the Waseda literary magazine. From 1972 to 1977 he travelled through Europe again.

Upon his return to Japan, Aono became active in literary and critical writings. He currently lives in Tokyo and is a Professor of Literature at Tama Art University.

Aono has translated works by Charles Bukowski into Japanese.