The Greatest Japanese Novelists

Birthdate: August 30, 1871

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Chōshi, Chiba, Japan

Died: June 23, 1908

A Japanese author who wrote novels and romantic poetry, Kunikida Doppo belongs to the Meiji period. Noted as one of the inventors of Japanese naturalism, Doppo served in the Sino-Japanese War as a reporter. After war, he published a compilation of poems titled Doppo's Poems. Later, he published a romantic short story titled Musashino followed by Doppo shu and Unmei.