Japanese author, translator and literary critic
Futabatei Shimei
Futabatei Shimei was a Japanese writer, translator, and literary critic.
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- Profession
- Japanese author, translator and literary critic
- Born
- 1864-02-28
Overview
Futabatei Shimei was a Japanese writer, translator, and literary critic. His writings are in the realist style popular in the mid to late 19th century. His work The Drifting Cloud is widely regarded as Japan's first modern novel.
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