Shusaku Endo
Appearance
Endō Shūsaku | |
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Born | Tokyo, Japan | March 27, 1923
Died | September 29, 1996 | (aged 73)
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | Japanese |
Citizenship | Japan |
Genre | Novels |
Literary movement | "Third Generation" |
Notable works | Silence |
Spouse | Junko Endo(wife, m. 1955) |
Shūsaku Endō (Japanese: 遠藤 周作 Endō Shūsaku, 27 March 1923 – 29 September 1996) was a Japanese writer known mainly for his novels. Endō is categorised as one of the "Third Generation" writers, the third major group of writers who appeared after World War II.