Toshio Shimao

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Toshio Shimao

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Why Is Toshio Shimao Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Toshio Shimao was a Japanese novelist. He has been called a "writer's writer", which is used as both a compliment and criticism. Biography Shimao was born in Yokohama, but his family moved to Kobe when he was eight. His mother died when he was seventeen and soon after he had a period of study in Nagasaki. He later traveled to Taiwan and the Philippines, but returned to education and graduated from Kyushu University in 1943. In 1944 he entered the military and was sent to Japan's southern Amami Islands as an officer for a naval suicide attack squadron in World War II. The war ended while he was still waiting for his orders. His wartime experiences inspired his earliest works, including Shima no hate and Shutsukotō-ki , as well as several later works including Shuppatsu wa tsui ni otozurezu and Gyoraitei gakusei . His wartime period is also where he met his wife, Miho, a Catholic.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Toshio Shimao?

Toshio Shimao is affiliated with the following schools:

• Kyushu University
• Kobe City University of Foreign Studies