Fumio Niwa
Japanese writer (1904–2005) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fumio Niwa (丹羽 文雄, Niwa Fumio, November 22, 1904 Japan, died April 20, 2005 in Musashino, Tokyo) was a Japanese novelist with a long list of works, the most famous in the West being his novel The Buddha Tree (Japanese Bodaiju, "The Linden", or "The Bodhi Tree", 1956).[1][2]
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Fumio Niwa | |
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Born | (1904-11-22)22 November 1904 Yokkaichi |
Died | 20 April 2005(2005-04-20) (aged 100) |
Nationality | Japanese |
Alma mater | Waseda University |
Genre | History |
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He was ordained as a Shin Buddhist priest in his youth, but abandoned the priesthood two years after his ordination.[3]