Ashihei Hino

Ashihei Hino (1907–1960) was a Japanese novelist renowned for his depictions of military life during World War II, most notably in the bestselling Wheat and Soldiers (Mugi to Heitai), which sold over a million copies, and the Akutagawa Prize-winning Tales of Excrement and Urine (Fun'nyōtan). He received the Akutagawa Prize in 1938 while serving in China and was posthumously awarded the Japan Art Academy Prize in 1960 for Before and After the Revolution (Kakumei Zengo) and his lifetime achievements.