Naoya Shiga

Naoya Shiga was born on 20 February 1883 in Ishinomaki, into a samurai family, and was entrusted in 1885 to his grandparents in Tokyo. In 1910 he founded the magazine Shirakaba with Mushanokōji Saneatsu and Arishima Takeo. Estranged from his father, in particular over his marriage, he was reconciled with him in 1917. He wrote only one long novel, published in instalments from 1921 to 1937, and his concise prose, attached to concrete detail, made him a model for many writers. He died in Tokyo on 21 October 1971.

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• NovelReconciliation和解Naoya Shiga · 1917Literature