Tan Onuma
Japanese writer (1918-1996) · Japan · On the map · Writers · Died at 78
Tan Onuma was a noted Japanese author. Onuma received his degree in English literature from Waseda University in 1942, and in 1958 became a Waseda professor in the Faculty of Letters. He received the 1969 Yomiuri Prize for Kaichūdokei and in 1989 was named a member of the Japan Art Academy.
Tan Onuma is read about 15 times a day, in 5 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 23 June 2026
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1996Died8 November 19961992Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd classAward1975Hirabayashi Taiko PrizeAward1970Yomiuri PrizeAward1918Born9 September 1918
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Country
Japan
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1918 to 1996 · aged 78
