Masuji Ibuse
Masuji Ibuse  | |
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| Born | February 15, 1898 Fukuyama, Hiroshima  | 
| Died | July 10, 1993 (aged 95) Tokyo, Japan  | 
| Occupation | novelist | 
| Years active | 1923—1981 | 
| Notable works | Black Rain | 
| Notable awards | Noma Prize Order of Cultural Merit Naoki Prize  | 
Masuji Ibuse (井伏 鱒二, Ibuse Masuji; 15 February 1898 – 10 July 1993) was a Japanese author. His novel Black Rain, about the bombing of Hiroshima, was awarded the Noma Prize and the Order of Cultural Merit.