Masuji Ibuse (Author of Black Rain)

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Masuji Ibuse

Born

in Kamo, Japan

December 13, 1901

Died

January 01, 1993

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Masuji Ibuse (井伏鱒二) was a Japanese novelist.

At Waseda University, Ibuse was greatly influenced by the works of Shakespeare and Basho; he was also an avid reader of French fiction and poetry. Ibuse went as far as to pawn a watch to try to understand the necessities of writers.

In 1918 Ibuse met naturalist writer Iwano Homei. Homei's literature was appealing to Ibuse and would later influence some of Ibuse's literary works. Ibuse befriended student Aoki Nampachi in Waseda, Aoki was a mentor and a great influence in the writings of Ibuse, Aoki's influence can be found in The Carp, where Ibuse ideolizes Aoki's friendship and represents his feelings towards this friendship in a carp. Ibuse started writing his first essays in 1922, shortly after ...more

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	Black Rain by Masuji Ibuse, John Bester (Translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,388 ratings — published 1965 — 58 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Salamander and Other Stories by Masuji Ibuse, John Bester (Translator) 3.67 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 1929 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Waves: Two Short Novels by Masuji Ibuse, David Aylward (Translator), Anthony Liman (Translator) 3.64 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1986 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	?eka vypráví: Japonské rybá?ské povídky by Masuji Ibuse, Yashima Gakutei (Illustrator), Antonín Líman (Translator) 3.82 avg rating — 17 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Castaways: Two Short Novels by Masuji Ibuse, Antonín Líman (Translator), David Aylward (Translator) 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1987 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	John Manjiro, the Castaway really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1937 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kosatec by Masuji Ibuse, Ivan Krousk? (Translator), Vladimír Náro?ník (Illustrator) 3.22 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lieutenant Lookeast and Other Stories by Masuji Ibuse, John Bester (Translator ) 3.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1929 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	厄除け詩集 [Yakuyoke Shishū] really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1937 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	厂补苍蝉丑ō耻辞 3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1948 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Like flowers in a storm, life is full of goodbyes”
― Masuji Ibuse

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“Could this be my own face, I wondered. My heart pounded at the idea, and the face in the mirror grew more and more unfamiliar.”
― Masuji Ibuse, Black Rain

tags: atomic-bomb, face, hiroshima, injured, mirror

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“I wonder why people work so hard to become politicians just in order to do something wrong.”
― Masuji Ibuse, Lieutenant Lookeast, and other stories;

tags: career-paths, common-sense, politicians, wrongdoings

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