Shun Akiyama
Shun Akiyama ( Japanese 秋山 駿 , Akiyama Shun ; * 1930 in Tokyo Prefecture ; † October 2, 2013 in Tokyo ) was a Japanese literary critic and author.
Akiyama studied French literature at Waseda University . He has taught literature at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology and Musashino Art School . In 1967 he published the book Naibu no ningen (The Inner Man). His critical study of Oda Nobunaga became a bestseller and won him the Yomiuri Prize for Literature . He himself participated in the selection committees for various literary prizes.
literature
- John Scott Miller: "Historical dictionary of modern Japanese literature and theater" , Scarecrow Press, 2009, ISBN 978-0-8108-5810-7 , p. 5
- Rebecca L. Copeland, "Woman critiqued: translated essays on Japanese women's writing," University of Hawaii Press, 2006, ISBN 978-0-8248-2958-2 , p. 53
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| SURNAME | Akiyama, Shun |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 秋山 駿 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese literary critic and book author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tokyo prefecture |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd October 2013 |
| Place of death | Tokyo |