Background
Yoshio Toyoshima was born on November 27, 1890 in Fukuoka, Japan.
義雄 豊島
Yoshio Toyoshima was born on November 27, 1890 in Fukuoka, Japan.
Began writing even while he was studying French literature at Tokyo University. As a student together with Masao Kume, he edited a magazine titled Shinshicho (New Currents of Thought), in which his first novel Bokura-t-o-Kosui (We And The Lake) was published (1914).
After graduating he kept up his literary output even though he was appointed instructor of French at Hosei and Tokyo universities. A prolific writer his works, include, "If I Live," "The Ideal Woman," "Prosperity of Man" and many translations of French classics into Japanese.
(Japanese Edition)
1993If I Live
The Ideal Woman
Prosperity of Man