Hiroshi Noma
Japanese writer (1915-1991) · Japan · On the map · Writers · Died at 75
Hiroshi Noma was a Japanese poet, novelist and essayist. According to literary scholar Doug Slaymaker, Noma is widely credited with having discovered or invented the style of writing called by the term "postwar literature" in Japan.
Hiroshi Noma is read about 54 times a day, in 11 languages.
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1991Died2 January 19911989Asahi PrizeAward1972Lotus Prize for LiteratureAward1971Tanizaki PrizeAward1952Mainichi Publication Culture AwardAward1915Born23 February 1915
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About this person
Country
Japan
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1915 to 1991 · aged 75
