Haruto Kō
| Haruto Kō | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 耕 治人 |
| Born |
August 1, 1906 Yatsushiro, Kumamoto |
| Died | January 6, 1988 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | Poet and novelist |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Education | Meiji Gakuin University |
| Notable awards | 1969 Yomiuri Prize, Ministry of Education's Art Encouragement Prize |
Haruto Kō (耕 治人 Kō Haruto, August 1, 1906 - January 6, 1988) was a noted Japanese poet and novelist.
Kō was born in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto and graduated from the Department of English Literature of Meiji Gakuin University. He was arrested as a political offender during World War II, and after the war started to write I novels. Kō received the 1969 Yomiuri Prize for Ichijō no hikari, as well as the Ministry of Education's Art Encouragement Prize.
English translations
- "Black Market Blues", in Murder in Japan: Japanese Stories of Crime and Detection, John L. Apostolou and Martin Harry Greenberg, editors, New York: Dembner Books, 1987. ISBN 978-0-934878-87-6.
References
- Japanese Wikipedia article
- Yoshikazu Kataoka, Introduction to Contemporary Japanese Literature: 1956-1970, Kokusai Bunka Shinkōkai, 1972, page 107.
- J-Pitch article
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