Shohei Ooka

Shohei Ooka was born on 6 March 1909 in Tokyo. He studied literature at Kyoto Imperial University, then devoted himself to the study and translation of Stendhal, who left a lasting mark on him. Mobilised in 1944 and sent to the Philippines, he was taken prisoner by the Americans in January 1945 and held in a camp on Leyte. He then pursued a career as a critic and novelist, taught French literature at Meiji University, and died in Tokyo on 25 December 1988.

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• NovelFires on the Plain野火Shohei Ooka · 1951Literature