Ueda Akinari
Japanese writer (1734-1809) · Japan · On the map · Writers · Died at 75
Ueda Akinari or Ueda Shūsei was a Japanese author, scholar and waka poet, and a prominent literary figure in 18th-century Japan. He was an early writer in the yomihon genre and his two masterpieces, Ugetsu Monogatari and Harusame Monogatari, are central to the canon of Japanese literature.
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Country
Japan
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1734 to 1809 · aged 75
