Second Generation of Postwar Writers

The Template:Nihongo is a classification in modern Japanese literature used for writers who appeared on the postwar literary scene between 1948 and 1949.Template:Citation needed

Exceptional in this generation of postwar writers are Mishima Yukio and Abe Kōbō, both of whom have received acclaim in Japan and abroad. At times, their reputation abroad has surpassed that of their reputation in Japan.<ref name="Slaymaker2">Template:Cite book</ref>

List of Second Generation writers

• Mishima Yukio (三島由紀夫)<ref name="Slaymaker2" />
• Abe Kōbō (安部公房)<ref name="Slaymaker2" />
• Ōoka Shōhei (大岡昇平)<ref name="Slaymaker2" />
• Shimao Toshio (島尾敏雄)<ref name="Slaymaker2" />
• Hotta Yoshie (堀田善衛)<ref name="Slaymaker2" />
• Inoue Mitsuharu (井上光晴)<ref name="Slaymaker2" />

See also

• Japanese literature
• The First Generation of Postwar Writers
• The Third Generation of Postwar Writers

References

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