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Masuji Ibuse

Japanese author (1898-1993) · Japan · On the map · Writers · Died at 95

Masuji Ibuse was a Japanese author. His novel Black Rain, about the bombing of Hiroshima, was awarded the Noma Prize and the Order of Cultural Merit.

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1993Died10 July 19931966Noma Literary PrizeAwardOrder of CultureAwardPerson of Cultural MeritAward1956Japan Art Academy PrizeAward1950Yomiuri PrizeAward1937Naoki PrizeAward1898Born15 February 1898

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Noma Literary Prize1966
Order of Culture1966
Person of Cultural Merit1966
Japan Art Academy Prize1956
Yomiuri Prize1950
Naoki Prize1937

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Japan
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1898 to 1993 · aged 95

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