Itō Keiichi
Itō Keiichi ( Japanese 伊藤 桂 一 ; * August 23, 1917 ; † October 29, 2016 ) was a Japanese writer.
Ito served as a soldier in the Japanese Army in China and Manchuria during World War II. He processed his experiences during this time in novels such as Hotaru no Kawa ( 螢 の 河 ; 1961 with the Naoki Prize ) and Rakujitsu no senjō ( 落日 の 戦 場 ; 1965).
literature
- Louis Frédéric : Japan Encyclopedia . Harvard University Press, 2002, ISBN 0-674-00770-0 , pp. 405 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search - French: Japon, dictionnaire et civilization . Translated by Käthe Roth).
Individual evidence
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SURNAME | Itō, Keiichi |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 伊藤 桂 一 (Japanese) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 23, 1917 |
DATE OF DEATH | October 29, 2016 |