Ken'ichi Yoshida | |
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Native name | 吉田 健一 |
Born | Tokyo, Japan | 1 April 1912
Died | 3 August 1977 Yokohama, Japan | (aged 65)
Resting place | Kuboyama Reien, Yokohama |
Occupation | Writer |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Genre | Novels, English literature translations |
Notable awards | Yomiuri Prize (1957 and 1971) Noma Literary Prize (1970) |
Parents | Shigeru Yoshida (father) Yukiko Makino (mother) |
Relatives | Tarō Asō (nephew) Princess Tomohito of Mikasa (niece) |
Ken'ichi Yoshida (吉田 健一, Yoshida Ken'ichi, 1 April 1912 – 3 August 1977) was a Japanese author and literary critic in Shōwa period Japan.