Shūgorō Yamamoto Writer

Shūgorō Yamamoto (山本 周五郎, Yamamoto Shūgorō, June 22, 1903 – February 14, 1967) was the pen name of Satomu Shimizu (清水 三十六, Shimizu Satomu), a Japanese novelist and short-story writer active during the Showa period of Japan. He was noted for his popular literature, and is known to have published works under at least fourteen different pen names.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 22, 1903
Birth place
Japan , Ōtsuki Yamanashi
Date of deathFebruary 14, 1967
Place of death
Japan , Yokohama

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  1. http://www.booksfromjapan.jp/authors/item/352-shugoro-yamamoto