Kunio Ogawa

Kunio Ogawa (小川 国夫, Ogawa Kunio^?, born December 21, 1927 - April 8, 2008) was a Japanese novelist born in Shizuoka Prefecture.

He was a graduate of the Japanese literature department at Tokyo University. In 1957, Ogawa wrote a book titled Aporon no shima (Isles of Apollo) after he had taken a trip to the Mediterranean. It was praised by the novelist Toshio Shimao, launching Ogawa's career as a writer. His style is insightful to nature and mankind, and it is noted to be clear yet dense.^[1]

He died on April 8, 2008 aged 80 in Shizuoka Prefecture.^[2]

References

1. ^ Biographical Briefs (N-S)
2. ^ Death notice

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Name	Ogawa, Kunio
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Date of birth	1927
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Date of death	2008
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