Tōson Shimazaki
Tōson Shimazaki | |
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| Born | 25 March 1872 Magome-juku, Nagano Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | 22 August 1943 (aged 71) Ōiso, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Alma mater | Meiji Gakuin University |
| Genre | Poetry, novels |
| Literary movement | Romanticism Naturalism |
| Notable works | Before the Dawn (1929-1935) |
Tōson Shimazaki (島崎 藤村, Shimazaki Tōson, Japanese pronunciation: [toꜜː.soɴ], 25 March 1872 – 22 August 1943) was the pen-name of Haruki Shimazaki, a Japanese writer active in the Meiji, Taishō and early Shōwa periods of Japan. He began his career as a Romantic poet, but went on to establish himself as a major proponent of Japanese Naturalism. The historical novel Before the Dawn (1929-1935), about the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate, is his most popular work.