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Shumon Miura is a Japanese novelist who was born on 12 January, 1926 in Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture. He is best known for his works such as "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" and "Kafka on the Shore". He has also written several other novels, short stories, and essays. Miura graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1950 and began his career as a novelist in 1953. He has won numerous awards for his works, including the Akutagawa Prize, the Tanizaki Prize, and the Yomiuri Prize. Miura is 91 years old and has an estimated net worth of $1 million. He has earned his wealth through his successful career as a novelist. He is currently living in Tokyo, Japan.

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Age 91 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 12 January 1926
Birthday 12 January
Birthplace Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture
Date of death (2017-02-03)
Died Place Tokyo
Nationality Japan

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His wife is Ayako Sono (m. 1953-2017)

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Shumon Miura Net Worth

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He attended the University of Tokyo, and upon graduation joined the staff of the literary magazine Shin-Shicho (新思潮: "New Thought") in 1950. The next year, Miura published his first book. He then married fellow Third Generation writer Ayako Sono in 1953, with whom he wrote many books about Catholicism and religion. Miura began teaching at Nihon University in 1967, the same year he was awarded the Shinchosha Prize. From 1985 to 1986, he was commissioner of the Cultural Affairs Agency. In 1999, the Japanese government designated Miura a Person of Cultural Merit. In 2004, Miura was appointed to lead the Japan Art Academy. He stepped down in 2014, and died at a hospital in Tokyo due to pneumonia on 3 February 2017, aged 91.

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Shumon Miura (三浦 朱門, Miura Shumon, 12 January 1926 – 3 February 2017) was a Japanese novelist.