Shōhei Ōoka
Japanese writer (1909-1988) · Japan · On the map · Writers · Died at 79
Shōhei Ōoka was a Japanese novelist, literary critic, and lecturer and translator of French literature who was active during the Shōwa period. Ōoka belongs to the group of postwar writers whose Pacific War experiences at home and abroad figure prominently in their works.
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Over his lifetime, he contributed short stories and critical essays to almost every literary magazine in Japan.
