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Yasushi Inoue

Japanese writer (1907–1991)

Yasushi Inoue
井上 靖

Yasushi Inoue in 1955

BornYasushi Inoue
(1907-05-06)May 6, 1907
Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
DiedJanuary 29, 1991(1991-01-29) (aged 83)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationWriter
NationalityJapanese
Alma materKyoto University
Period1930–1991
SpouseFumiko Adachi (m.

1935)

ChildrenShuichi Inoue (son)

Yasushi Inoue (井上靖, Inoue Yasushi, May 6, 1907 – January 29, 1991) was a Japanese writer of novels, short stories, poetry and essays, noted for his historical and autobiographical fiction. His most acclaimed works include The Bullfight (Tōgyū, 1949), The Roof Tile of Tempyō (Tenpyō no iraka, 1957) and Tun-huang (Tonkō, 1959).[1]

Biography

Inoue was born into a family of physicians in Asahikawa, Hokkaido in 1907, and later raised in Yugashima, Izu, Shizuoka Prefecture.

He was born in Hokkaido but is from Shizuoka Prefecture. In his e Yasushi Inoue facts for kids - Kids encyclopedia WISIP