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Yasushi Inoue

Yasushi Inoue
井上 靖
Yasushi Inoue in 1955
Yasushi Inoue in 1955
BornYasushi Inoue
(1907-05-06)May 6, 1907
Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
DiedJanuary 29, 1991(1991-01-29) (aged 83)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationWriter
NationalityJapanese
Alma materKyoto University
Period1930–1991
SpouseFumiko Adachi (m. 1935)
ChildrenShuichi 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]

  1. ^ "Inoue Yasushi". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved July 19, 2021.

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