Ukō Washio (鷲尾雨工, April 27, 1892–February 9, 1951) was a Japanese novelist. He is best known for his Akutagawa Prize-winning novel Yoshinochō Taiheiki (吉野朝太平記).

Biography

Washio was born Hiroshi Washio on April 27, 1892 in Niigata prefecture, Japan. He graduated from Waseda University in 1915. He enjoyed Western literature, and published a translation of Gabriele D'Annunzio's Francesca da Rimini while he was attending university. After university he worked in publishing.[1] In 1935 he won the Naoki Prize for his novel Yoshinochō Taiheiki (吉野朝太平記).[2] Washio died on February 9, 1951.[1]

Selected works

  • Yoshinochō Taiheiki (吉野朝太平記)

References

  1. 1 2 "鷲尾 雨工とは". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  2. ↑ "鷲尾雨工（わしお うこう）-直木賞受賞作家｜直木賞のすべて". prizesworld.com. Retrieved 2022-11-12.


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