About Rinzō Shiina
Lived 1911 – 1973 (aged 61). Rinzō Shiina was a Japanese novelist, screenwriter and writer.
Rinzō Shiina (椎名 麟三 Shiina Rinzō; born 大坪 昇 Noboru Ōtsuka; 1 October 1911 – 28 March 1973) was a Japanese writer, novelist, short story writer and playwright.
Shiina's best known works were written after 1950. His writing focused on the spiritual poverty of post-occupation Japan.
Selected works In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Rinzō Shiina, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 274 works in 433 publications in three languages and 1,530 library holdings.
, 1948 , 1952 . 1954 , 1955; translated from the Japanese as The Flowers Are Fallen, 1961, by Sydney Giffard , 1965 The Go-Between and Other Stories by Rinzō Shiina, 1970; translated by Noah S. Brannen . "Baishakunin" ("The Go-Between") also appears in
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Who was Rinzō Shiina?
Japanese writer (1911-1973)
When was Rinzō Shiina born?
Rinzō Shiina was born on 1 October 1911 in Hyōgo Prefecture.
When did Rinzō Shiina die?
Rinzō Shiina died on 28 March 1973.
What was Rinzō Shiina's occupation?
Rinzō Shiina was a novelist, screenwriter and writer.
What nationality was Rinzō Shiina?
Rinzō Shiina was Japanese.
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