Shohei Ooka

Shohei Ooka was a Japanese author, literary critic, and translator who translated much of Stendhal's work into Japanese. Briefly held prisoneron theisland of Leyte during World War II, he began developing his career as a writer after the war, frequently addressing the Japanese soldiers' conflict after the defeat."

Shohei Ooka was a Japanese author, literary critic, and translator who translated much of Stendhal's work into Japanese. Briefly held prisoneron theisland of Leyte during World War II, he began developing his career as a writer after the war, frequently addressing the Japanese soldiers' conflict after the defeat." See less