Yasushi Inoue facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Yasushi Inoue
Born	Yasushi Inoue (1907-05-06)May 6, 1907 Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
Died	January 29, 1991(1991-01-29) (aged 83) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Novelist poet short story writer essayist
Nationality	Japanese
Alma mater	Kyoto University
Period	1930–1991
Spouse	Fumiko Adachi (m. 1935)
Children	Shuichi Inoue (son)

Yasushi Inoue (井上靖, Inoue Yasushi, May 6, 1907 – January 29, 1991) was a Japanese writer of poetry, essays, short stories, and novels. Born in Asahikawa, Hokkaido in 1907, Inoue was raised in Shizuoka Prefecture.

Biography

Inoue studied at both Kyushu University and Kyoto University. He balanced his studies with a career as a college judoka, even participating at the prestigious Nanatei league, but he left the martial art in order to focus on his literary career.

He is famous for his serious historical fiction about ancient Japan and the Asian continent, including Wind and Waves, Tun-huang, and Confucius, but his work also includes semi-autobiographical novels and short stories such as Shirobamba and Asunaro Monogatari, which often depict the setting of the author's own life in Japan in the early to mid-20th century.

In the introduction to his translation of Inoue's novella The Counterfeiter, published in 1965, Leon Picon wrote:

Inoue, who is one of Japan's most prolific writers today, started relatively late as a novelist. He was forty-two when he published in 1949 his first works, the two novelettes Ryoju and The Bullfight, which the following year won for him the top literary prize in Japan, the Akutagawa Prize. His longer The Roof Tile of Tempyo deals both with art and ancient China; Lou-Lan and The Flood are short historical novels of China. Whether he is writing full novels, novelettes, or short-stories, however, Inoue's penchant for detailed, exhaustive research and historical accuracy give his stories a flavor of authenticity. Even the characters in his stories can often be traced back to historical individuals. In the spring of 1964, Inoue went to the United States to start his research on what he personally believes will be his magnum opus, a multi-volume treatment of first, second, and third generation Japanese abroad, particularly in the United States.

Prizes

• 1936 Chiba Kameo Prize --- Ruten,流転
• 1950 Akutagawa Prize --- Tōgyu,闘牛
• 1957 Ministry of Education Prize for Literature --- The Roof Tile of Tempyo,天平の甍
• 1959 Mainichi Press Prize --- Tun-huang,敦煌
• 1963 Yomiuri Prize --- Fūtō,風濤

Works

　Poetry　

　Essay　

See also

In Spanish: Yasushi Inoue para niños