Writing · Novel · Writer
Born Apr 18, 1917
Active 1990–1986 · Awards: Art Encouragement Prizes, Mainichi Publication Culture Award, Tanizaki Prize, Japanese Literature Grand Prix, Yomiuri Prize, Japan Art Academy Prize, Kawabata award, Noma Literary Prize
Toshio Shimao was a Japanese novelist. He has been called a "writer's writer", which is used as both a compliment and criticism.