Junzo Shono
| Junzō Shōno | |
|---|---|
| File:Junzō Shōno.jpg | |
| Born | 9 February 1921 Osaka, Japan |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 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 |
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.
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.
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