About Ukō Washio
Lived 1892 – 1951 (aged 58). Ukō Washio was a Japanese novelist.
Ukō Washio was a Japanese novelist. He is best known for his Akutagawa Prize-winning novel .
Biography Washio was born Hiroshi Washio on April 27, 1892, in Niigata prefecture, Japan. He graduated from Waseda University in 1915. He enjoyed Western literature, and published a translation of Gabriele D'Annunzio's Francesca da Rimini while he was attending university. After university he worked in publishing. In 1935 he won the Naoki Prize for his novel . Washio died on February 9, 1951.
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Who was Ukō Washio?
Japanese novelist
When was Ukō Washio born?
Ukō Washio was born on 27 April 1892 in Nishikanbara district.
When did Ukō Washio die?
Ukō Washio died on 9 February 1951.
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Ukō Washio was a novelist.
What nationality was Ukō Washio?
Ukō Washio was Japanese.
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