Junzō Shōno (庄野 潤三, Shōno Junzō, 9 February 1921 – 21 September 2009) was a Japanese novelist.[1] A native of Osaka, he began writing novels after World War II. He won the 1954 Akutagawa Prize for his book Purusaido Shokei (Poolside Scene). Shōno's other award-winning books include Seibutsu (Still Life), for which he won the Shinchosha literary prize, Yube no Kumo (Evening Clouds), which was awarded the 1965 Yomiuri Prize,[2] and Eawase (Picture Cards) which took the Noma literary prize.

Junzō Shōno
Born(1921-02-09)9 February 1921
Osaka, Japan
Died21 September 2009(2009-09-21) (aged 88)
Kawasaki, Japan
OccupationWriter
NationalityJapanese
CitizenshipJapanese
Period1953 - 2006
GenreFiction, novels
Notable awardsAkutagawa Prize
1954
Yomiuri Prize
1965
Noma Literary Prize

Biography

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Shōno lived for one year in the United States in the late 1950s on a fellowship from the Rockefeller Foundation at Kenyon College in Ohio. He later published a book, Gambia Taizaiki about his experiences at Kenyon.

Shōno was made a member of the Japan Art Academy in 1978. He died of natural causes at his home in Kawasaki on September 21, 2009. Shōno was 88.

References

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  1. ^ *Kyodo News (September 23, 2009). "Obituary: Junzo Shono" (Newspaper article). Japan Times. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "読売文学賞" [Yomiuri Prize for Literature] (in Japanese). Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved September 26, 2018.