Shōtarō Yasuoka
Shōtarō Yasuoka | |
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| Born | May 30, 1920 Kōchi, Kōchi, Japan |
| Died | January 26, 2013 (aged 92) Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Author, novelist |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Genre | Fiction |
Shōtarō Yasuoka (安岡 章太郎, Yasuoka Shōtarō, May 30, 1920 – January 26, 2013) was a Japanese writer.[1][2][3]
Biography
Yasuoka was born in
caries, and it was "while he was bedridden with this disease that he began his writing career."[4] Yasuoka died in his home at age 92 in Tokyo, Japan.[3]
Awards
As an influential Japanese writer, Yasuoka's work has won him various prizes and awards. Notably, he received the
Yomiuri Literary Prize for Hate mo nai dōchūki (The Never-ending Traveler's Journal, 1996); and the Osaragi Jirō Prize for Kagamigawa (The Kagami River, 2000).[1]
A leading figure in post-war Japanese literature, in 2001 Yasuoka was recognized by the Japanese government as a Person of Cultural Merit.[5]
Translations
| Japanese title | English title | Year | English translation, year |
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| 愛玩 "Aigan" |
"Prized Possessions" (short story) | 1952 | Edwin McClellan, 1977 |
| 海辺の光景 "Kaihen no kōkei" |
A View by the Sea | 1959 | Kären Wigen, 1984 |
References
- ^ a b c d Jewel, Mark (2009-03-16). "Yasuoka Shōtarō". The Japanese Literature. Archived from the original on 2008-06-07. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- ^ "Writer Yasuoka dies". Kyodo News. January 29, 2013. Archived from the original on 20 February 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ^ a b Staff writer (January 30, 2013). "Postwar literary giant Yasuoka dies at 92". The Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ^ a b "The Glass Slipper and Other Stories". Dalkey Archive Press. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
- ^ "Cultural Highlights; From the Japanese Press (August 1–October 31, 2001)," Archived September 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Japan Foundation Newsletter, Vol. XXIX, No. 2, p. 7.
External links
- Shotaro Yasuoka at J'Lit Books from Japan (in English)
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