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Tōson Shimazaki
Japanese writer (1872–1943) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tōson Shimazaki (島崎 藤村, Shimazaki Tōson, 25 March 1872 – 22 August 1943) was the pen-name of Haruki Shimazaki, a Japanese writer active in the Meiji, Taishō and early Shōwa periods of Japan. He began his career as a Romantic poet, but went on to establish himself as a major proponent of Japanese Naturalism. The historical novel Before the Dawn (1929-1935), about the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate, is his most popular work.
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Born | (1872-03-25)25 March 1872 Magome-juku, Nagano Prefecture, Japan | ||||
Died | 22 August 1943(1943-08-22) (aged 71) Ōiso, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan | ||||
Occupation | Writer | ||||
Alma mater | Meiji Gakuin University | ||||
Genre | Poetry, novels | ||||
Literary movement | Romanticism Naturalism | ||||
Notable works | Before the Dawn (1929-1935) | ||||
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Kanji | 島崎 藤村 | ||||
Hiragana | しまざき とうそん | ||||
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