Kunio Ogawa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kunio Ogawa

Japanese writer

Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1927

Place of Birth: Fujieda, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 08-Apr-2008

Profession: writer, novelist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Kunio Ogawa (?? ??, Ogawa Kunio, December 21, 1927 – April 8, 2008) was a Japanese novelist born in Fujieda, Shizuoka. Ogawa was a graduate of the Japanese literature department at Tokyo University.
In 1957, Ogawa wrote a book titled Aporon no shima (Isles of Apollo) after taking a trip to the Mediterranean.
It was praised by the novelist Toshio Shimao, launching Ogawa's career as a writer.
His style is insightful to nature and mankind, and it is noted to be clear yet dense.He died on April 8, 2008, aged 80, in Shizuoka Prefecture.