Kunio Ogawa

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Kunio Ogawa (小川 国夫 Ogawa Kunio?, born December 21, 1927 - April 8, 2008) was a Japanese novelist born in Shizuoka Prefecture.

He was a graduate of the Japanese literature department at Tokyo University. In 1957, Ogawa wrote a book titled Aporon no shima (Isles of Apollo) after he had taken a trip to the Mediterranean. It was praised by the novelist Toshio Shimao, launching Ogawa's career as a writer. His style is insightful to nature and mankind, and it is noted to be clear yet dense.[1]

He died on April 8, 2008 aged 80 in Shizuoka Preferecture.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Biographical Briefs (N-S)
  2. ^ Death notice
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