Shumon Miura
Shumon Miura | |
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三浦朱門 | |
Cultural Affairs Agency | |
In office 1 April 1985 – 1 September 1986 | |
Preceded by | Isao Suzuki |
Succeeded by | Hitoshi Ōsaki |
Personal details | |
Born | Tokyo Prefecture | 12 January 1926
Died | 3 February 2017 Tokyo | (aged 91)
Nationality | Japanese |
Spouse | |
Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Shumon Miura (三浦 朱門, Miura Shumon, 12 January 1926 – 3 February 2017) was a Japanese novelist.
He attended the
Cultural Affairs Agency. In 1999, the Japanese government designated Miura a Person of Cultural Merit.[2] In 2004, Miura was appointed to lead the Japan Art Academy. He stepped down in 2014, and died at a hospital in Tokyo due to pneumonia on 3 February 2017, aged 91.[3]
References
- ^ "Obituary / Shumon Miura / Author". Yomiuri Shimbun. 5 February 2017. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "Muere Shumon Miura, novelista japonés de la "tercera generación"". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). 5 February 2017. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017 – via El Universal. Alt URL
- ^ "'Third Generation' novelist Shumon Miura dies at 91". Japan Times. 5 February 2017. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017 – via The Manichi. Alt URL