Hiroshi Noma
Hiroshi Noma | |
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Hiroshi Noma in 1948 | |
| Native name | 野間 宏 |
| Born | February 23, 1915 Kōbe, Japan |
| Died | January 2, 1991 (aged 75) Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | Kyoto University |
Hiroshi Noma (野間宏, Noma Hiroshi; February 23, 1915 – January 2, 1991) was a Japanese poet, novelist and essayist. According to literary scholar Doug Slaymaker, Noma is widely credited with having discovered or invented the style of writing called by the term "postwar literature" (sengo bungaku) in Japan.