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Akira Yoshimura


Born
in Japan
May 01, 1927

Died
July 26, 2006

Genre
Literature & Fiction


Prize winning Japanese writer. Akira Yoshimura was the president of the Japanese writers union and a PEN member. He published over 20 novels, of which in particular On Parole and Shipwrecks are internationally known and have been translated into several languages. In 1984 he received the Yomiuri Prize for his novel Hagoku (破獄,engl. prison break) based on the true story of Yoshie Shiratori.

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Average rating: 3.93 · 4,931 ratings · 676 reviews · 83 distinct works • Similar authors
Shipwrecks
4.01 avg rating — 3,053 ratings — published 1982 — 34 editions
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On Parole
3.94 avg rating — 601 ratings — published 1988 — 17 editions
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One Man's Justice
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3.95 avg rating — 374 ratings — published 1978 — 10 editions
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La jeune fille suppliciée s...
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3.57 avg rating — 308 ratings — published 1963 — 6 editions
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Le Convoi de l'eau
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3.83 avg rating — 260 ratings — published 1967 — 8 editions
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Battleship Musashi: The Mak...
3.82 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 1991 — 4 editions
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Storm Rider
3.20 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2004 — 7 editions
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La Guerre des jours lointains
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4.09 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 1984
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Le Grand Tremblement de ter...
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3.66 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1973 — 6 editions
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Mourir pour la patrie
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3.88 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions
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