Akira Yoshimura | |
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Native name | 吉村 昭 |
Born | May 1, 1927 |
Died | July 31, 2006 | (aged 79)
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | Japanese |
Notable works | On Parole and Shipwrecks |
Notable awards | Yomiuri Prize |
Spouse | Tsumura Setsuko |
Akira Yoshimura (吉村 昭, Yoshimura Akira, May 1, 1927 – July 31, 2006) was an award-winning Japanese writer. Internationally he is best known for his novels Shipwrecks and On Parole.