Shiga Naoya (born Feb. 20, 1883, Ishinomaki, Japan—died Oct. 21, 1971, Tokyo) was a Japanese fiction writer, a master stylist whose intuitive delicacy and conciseness have been epitomized as the “Shiga style.”

Whatever the reasons may be, Shiga Naoya' is such a writer. In an active literary career that spanned nearly half a century Shiga achieved a position of great prominence. He was admired extravagantly by no less a writer than Akutagawa Ryiunosuke, and was referred to as 'the god of fiction writing'.2 Shiga was also encouraged by Natsume Soseki.

Naoya SHIGA (February 20, 1883-October 21, 1971) was a Japanese novelist. He was born in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture. He was one of the leading novelists of the Shirakaba school. His best known works are "A Dark Night's Passing," "Reconciliation (Novel)," "The Shopboy's God," and "At Cape Kinosaki."

2018年9月13日 · Among some of Japan’s most venerated writers of the early 20th century was Shiga Naoya, who was so good at writing stories, he was given the nickname of “the god of the Japanese short story”. This article tackles his life, his work, and everything in between.

Shiga Naoya, a literary luminary, first saw the light of day on February 20, 1883, in the quaint town of Ishimaki on Japan's majestic Honshu island. Though his lineage traced back to the...

Naoya, Shiga 1883-1971 Japanese short story writer, novelist, critic, and essayist. Shiga was one of the most influential Japanese fiction writers of the TaishŌ period (1912-26).

2017年10月9日 · Biography of Naoya Shiga. Born:- 20 February 1883, Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan; Died:- 21 October 1971, Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan; Education:- University of Tokyo; Literary movement:- I Novel; Books:- A Dark Night’s Passing, The Paper Door and Other Stories, Reconciliation; Resting place:- Aoyama Cemetery, Tokyo

Shiga Naoya (1883-1971) has always posed something of a problem for Western readers: once hailed as the "god of prose" (sho-setsu no kamisama) by his native countrymen, his direct, powerful style does not come across

After taking some breaks in his writing activities and living in several places including Onomichi, Matsue, and Kyoto, Shiga published "Kinosaki nite" (At Kinosaki) (1917), "Wakai" (Reconciliation) (1917), "An'ya koro" (A Dark Night's Passing) (1921-1937), and several other works.

Shiga Naoya (1883-1971) wrote a fairly large number of short stories, many pieces that are still shorter and essentially nonfiction, a few narratives of intermediate length (so-called chūhen ...