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| Born | December 21, 1927 Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan |
| Died | April 8, 2008 (aged 80) Shizuoka (city), Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Kunio Ogawa (小川 国夫, Ogawa Kunio; December 21, 1927 – April 8, 2008) was a Japanese novelist born in Fujieda, Shizuoka.
Ogawa graduated from the Japanese literature department at Tokyo University. In 1957, he wrote a book titled Aporon no shima (Isles of Apollo) after travelling to the Mediterranean. The book received praise from the novelist Toshio Shimao, which helped launch Ogawa's writing career. His literary style is characterized by insightful exploration of nature and mankind, noted for being clear yet dense.[1]
He died on April 8, 2008, aged 80, in Shizuoka Prefecture.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Biographical Briefs (N-S) Archived 2008-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Death notice Archived 2008-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
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