Background
Shunsui Tamenaga was born in 1790 Tokyo, Japan.
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book
The Loyal Ronins: A Historical Romance
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1437319904/?tag=2022091-20
1880
47 Ronin
(The legend of the 47 ronin is one of the most popular and...)
The legend of the 47 ronin is one of the most popular and best known stories about the samurai in Japan.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HZPT8LU/?tag=2022091-20
Shunshoku Umegoyomi
(Colors of Spring: The Plum Calendar)
Colors of Spring: The Plum Calendar
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/5858030386/?tag=2022091-20
Shunsui Tamenaga
Edit Profile春水 為永
also known as
Sasaki Sadataka, Chojird Echizenya
Shunsui Tamenaga was a Japanese novelist of the Edo period. In Japan, he is best known for the romantic novel Shunshoku Umegoyomi, the representative text in the ninjōbon genre. In Japan, he is considered a major writer of the Edo period, remembered for disobeying the Tenpō Reforms. He also wrote a version of the Chūshingura called "Iroha Bunko".
Career
He first ran a lending library and then became a publisher. He was a prolific reader of books, and in order to become a writer he became a disciple of Samba Shikitei. He soon won literary fame with his works, Shunslioku Umegoyomi (Plum Calendar and Color of Spring) and Iroha Library.
Works
book
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47 Ronin
(The legend of the 47 ronin is one of the most popular and...)
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Shunshoku Umegoyomi
(Colors of Spring: The Plum Calendar)
- The Loyal Ronins: A Historical Romance 1880
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47 Ronin
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Born
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Died
February 11, 1844 (aged 54) -
Nationality
Japanese -
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