Fumio Niwa
Fumio Niwa | |
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Fumio Niwa in 1951 | |
| Born | 22 November 1904 Yokkaichi |
| Died | 20 April 2005 (aged 100) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
| Genre | History |
Fumio Niwa (丹羽 文雄, Niwa Fumio; November 22, 1904 Japan, died April 20, 2005 in Musashino, Tokyo) was a Japanese novelist with a long list of works, the most famous in the West being his novel The Buddha Tree (Japanese Bodaiju, "The Linden", or "The Bodhi Tree", 1956).
He was ordained as a Shin Buddhist priest in his youth, but abandoned the priesthood two years after his ordination.