Rinzō Shiina

Rinzō Shiina

Shiina Rincon in 1948 (Asahi Shinbun)
Native name 椎名麟三
Born Ōtsubo Noboru
(1911-10-01)1 October 1911
Hyōgo Prefecture
Died 28 March 1973(1973-03-28) (aged 61)
Occupation Novelist (Short story)
Language Japanese
Nationality Japanese
Education High school dropout
Genre Romance, short story
Subject Christian
Notable works Utsukushii onna
Notable awards Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Award (1955)
Granite marker in Hyōgo Prefecture honoring Rinzō Shiina

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.[1]

Shiina's best known works were written after 1950. His writing focused on the spiritual poverty of post-occupation Japan.[2]

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.[3]

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