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Junzo Shono

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Japanese writer (1921-2009)

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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.

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1973Japan Art Academy Prize
1972Mainichi Publication Culture Award
1971Noma Literary Prize
1969Art Encouragement Prizes
1966Yomiuri Prize
1960Shinchosha literature award
1954Akutagawa Prize

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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. Shōno's other award-winning books include Seibutsu, for which he won the Shinchosha literary prize, Yube no Kumo, which was awarded the 1965 Yomiuri Prize, and Eawase which took the Noma literary prize.

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Japan
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Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 2009 · aged 88
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8 languages

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