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Shūsei Tokuda
Shūsei Tokuda
Shūsei Tokuda
Born(1871-12-23)23 December 1871
Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
Died18 November 1943(1943-11-18) (aged 71)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationWriter
Genrenovels
Literary movementnaturalism

Shūsei Tokuda (徳田 秋声, Tokuda Shūsei, December 23, 1871–November 18, 1943) was a Japanese author from Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture. Several of his novels were made into movies in Japan. A monument honoring Tokuda was erected near the summit of Mount Utatsu in 1947. The monument features writing authored by poet Murō Saisei and was designed by architect Yoshirō Taniguchi.

He wrote "Rough Living" http://www.amazon.com/Rough-Living-Shusei-Tokuda/dp/0824823877

His short story "The Town Dance Hall" is in the Columbia Anthology of MOdern Japanese Literature http://www.amazon.com/Columbia-Anthology-Modern-Japanese-Literature/dp/0231118600

His short story "Order of the White Paulownia" is in the anthology "modern japanese stories" edited by Ivan Morris http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Japanese-Stories-Anthology-Classics/dp/0804833362/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1274093894&sr=1-1

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