| Shimizu Motoyoshi | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 31, 1918 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | March 30, 2008 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Notable work(s) | Karitachi |
| Notable award(s) | Akutagawa Prize for Karitachi |
Shimizu Motoyoshi (清水基吉, born 1918, died 2008) was a Japanese novelist and poet, active during the Showa and Heisei periods of Japan.
Shimizu was born in Tokyo, and attended the Seisoku Eigo Gakko in Kanda. His first work, Tsuru ("Crane") published in 1941 caught the attention of noted poet Ishida Hakyo, who took him on as a student. He later studied fiction writing under noted author Yokomitsu Riichi. In 1944, his novel Karitachi ("Wild Geese") was awarded the prestigious Akutagawa Prize.[1]
His output was prolific in the post-war years, and he also turned towards literary criticism, particularly on poetry. From 1991 to 2004 he was director of the Kamakura Museum of Literature, which he had helped create.