Itaru Kikumura

Itaru Kikumura (1925-1999) was a prolific Japanese novelist known for his social-oriented storytelling, war literature, and mystery novels, winning the prestigious Akutagawa Prize in 1957 for Iōshima (Sulfur Island) and the Bungakukai Newcomer Award for Fuhō shoji (Illegal Possession) the same year. German Wikidata. His notable works also include Jutai kokuchi (Annunciation of Pregnancy), a 1954 Akutagawa Prize candidate, and Red Wings, which was adapted into a film. After working as a reporter for Yomiuri Shimbun and graduating from Waseda University, he dedicated his career to writing following his major awards.