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).[1][2]
He was ordained as a Shin Buddhist priest in his youth, but abandoned the priesthood two years after his ordination.[3]
- ^ "Obituaries - Fumio Niwa", The Independent, 28 April 2005.
- ^ Fumio Niwa should not be confused with the Yokohama balloonist of the same name who died on 11 January 1991 in an attempt to fly solo across the Pacific. About the other Fumio Niwa, cf. Japan Balloon Association Archived 20 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine, p.21 (Japanese)
- ^ "Fumio Niwa". The Independent. 27 April 2005. Retrieved 11 December 2021.