Yasushi Inoue 井上 靖 | |
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Born | Yasushi Inoue May 6, 1907 Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan |
Died | January 29, 1991 Tokyo, Japan | (aged 83)
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | Japanese |
Alma mater | Kyoto University |
Period | 1930–1991 |
Spouse | Fumiko Adachi (m. 1935) |
Children | Shuichi Inoue (son) |
Yasushi Inoue (井上靖, Inoue Yasushi, May 6, 1907 – January 29, 1991) was a Japanese writer of novels, short stories, poetry and essays, noted for his historical and autobiographical fiction. His most acclaimed works include The Bullfight (Tōgyū, 1949), The Roof Tile of Tempyō (Tenpyō no iraka, 1957) and Tun-huang (Tonkō, 1959).[1]