Shûsaku Endô date of birth:
March 27, 1923
How old was Shûsaku Endô when died?
73
Where was Shûsaku Endô born?
Tokyo, Japan
When did Shûsaku Endô die?
September 29, 1996
What is Shûsaku Endô's occupation?
Writer
What genre is Shûsaku Endô's work?
Novels
Short Biography
Shūsaku Endō (遠藤 周作, Endō Shūsaku, March 27, 1923 – September 29, 1996) was a Japanese author who wrote from the rare perspective of a Japanese Roman Catholic. Together with Junnosuke Yoshiyuki, Shōtarō Yasuoka, Junzo Shono, Hiroyuki Agawa, Ayako Sono, and Shumon Miura, Endō is categorized as one of the "Third Generation", the third major group of writers who appeared after World War II.