Futabatei Shimei
Japanese author, translator and literary critic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Futabatei Shimei (二葉亭 四迷, 4 April 1864 – 10 May 1909) was a Japanese writer, translator, and literary critic. His writings are in the realist style popular in the mid to late 19th century. His work The Drifting Cloud (Ukigumo, 1887) is widely regarded as Japan's first modern novel.
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In this Japanese name, the surname is Futabatei.
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Born | (1864-04-04)4 April 1864 Edo, Japan |
Died | 10 May 1909(1909-05-10) (aged 45) Bay of Bengal |
Occupation | Writer, translator, literary critic |
Genre | Short stories, novels, essays |
Literary movement | Realism |
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