About Akira Abe
Lived 1934 – 1989 (aged 54). Akira Abe was a Japanese novelist and writer.
was a Japanese writer of short stories and novels.
Biography Born in Hiroshima and grown up in Kanagawa Prefecture,
Selected works 1962: Kodomobeya 1970: Shirei no kyūka 1970: Friends (Hibi no tomo) 1972: Peaches (Momo) 1973: Sennen 1976: Jinsei no ichinichi 1982: A Napping Cove (Madoromu irie)
Translations Of Abe's short stories, Friends, Peaches and A Napping Cove have been translated into English. The novel Shirei no kyūka has been translated into German as Urlaub für die Ewigkeit.
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Who was Akira Abe?
Japanese writer (1934-1989)
When was Akira Abe born?
Akira Abe was born on 22 September 1934 in Hiroshima.
When did Akira Abe die?
Akira Abe died on 19 May 1989 in Fujisawa.
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Akira Abe was a novelist and writer.
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Akira Abe was Japanese.
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