Junzo Shono
Junzō Shōno (庄野 潤三, Shōno Junzō, 9 February 1921 – 21 September 2009) was a Japanese novelist.[1] A native of Osaka, he began writing novels after World War II. He won the 1954 Akutagawa Prize for his book Purusaido Shokei (Poolside Scene). Shōno's other award-winning books include Seibutsu (Still Life), for which he won the Shinchosha literary prize, Yube no Kumo (Evening Clouds), which was awarded the 1965 Yomiuri Prize,[2] and Eawase (Picture Cards) which took the Noma literary prize.
Junzō Shōno | |
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| Born | 9 February 1921 Osaka, Japan |
| Died | 21 September 2009 (aged 88) Kawasaki, Japan |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Citizenship | Japanese |
| Period | 1953 - 2006 |
| Genre | Fiction, novels |
| Notable awards | Akutagawa Prize 1954 Yomiuri Prize 1965 Noma Literary Prize |
Biography
Shōno lived for one year in the United States in the late 1950s on a fellowship from the Rockefeller Foundation at Kenyon College in Ohio. He later published a book, Gambia Taizaiki about his experiences at Kenyon.
Shōno was made a member of the Japan Art Academy in 1978. He died of natural causes at his home in Kawasaki on September 21, 2009. Shōno was 88.
References
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- Kyodo News (September 23, 2009). "Obituary: Junzo Shono" (Newspaper article). Japan Times. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- "読売文学賞" [Yomiuri Prize for Literature] (in Japanese). Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved September 26, 2018.