Junzo Shono
Junzō Shōno was a Japanese novelist. 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, and Eawase (Picture Cards) which took the Noma literary prize.
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Junzo Shono
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- Name
- Junzō Shōno
- Born
- 9 February 1921
- Birthplace
- Osaka, Japan
- Died
- 21 September 2009
- Place of death
- Kawasaki, Japan
- Occupation
- Writer
- Awards
- Akutagawa PrizeYomiuri PrizeNoma Literary Prize
- Nationality
- Japan · Empire of Japan
- Education
- Kenyon College · Osaka University of Foreign Studies · Kyushu University
- Honours
- Akutagawa Prize · Shinchosha literature award · Yomiuri Prize · Art Encouragement Prizes · Noma Literary Prize · Mainichi Publication Culture Award
- Languages
- Japanese
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Junzō Shōno was a Japanese novelist. 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, and Eawase (Picture Cards) which took the Noma literary prize.
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Junzo Shono (1921–2009) was a Japanese and Japanese novelist and writer. Born in Osaka, the novelist died in Kawasaki. Junzo Shono studied at Kenyon College, Kyushu University and Osaka University of Foreign Studies.
Languages used include Japanese. The novelist received Akutagawa Prize, Art Encouragement Prizes and Mainichi Publication Culture Award, among others.
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• Name — Junzō Shōno • Born — 9 February 1921 • Birthplace — Osaka, Japan • Died — 21 September 2009 • Place of death — Kawasaki, Japan • Occupation — Writer • Citizenship — Japanese • Period — 1953 - 2006 • Genre — Fiction, novels • Awards — Akutagawa PrizeYomiuri PrizeNoma Literary Prize
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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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• in English: • Still Life and Other Stories (1992)
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