Novelist. Yōjirō Ishizaka was an influential and popular novelist of post-World War II Japan. His novel "Blue Mountain Range" helped introduce the concept of the "New Japan", a postwar culture that could look forward to a new future. While widely popular in Japan, only a small portion of his writings have been translated and published in English. Some of his stories were made into movies, including "Blue Mountains" (1949), "The Baby Carriage" (1956), "Street in the Sun" (1958) and "A Story Written with Water" (1965).
Novelist. Yōjirō Ishizaka was an influential and popular novelist of post-World War II Japan. His novel "Blue Mountain Range" helped introduce the concept of the "New Japan", a postwar culture that could look forward to a new future. While widely popular in Japan, only a small portion of his writings have been translated and published in English. Some of his stories were made into movies, including "Blue Mountains" (1949), "The Baby Carriage" (1956), "Street in the Sun" (1958) and "A Story Written with Water" (1965).
Bio by: Ola K Ase
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