Teruo Yajima
Japanese writer
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Teruo Yajima (矢島 輝夫, Japanese: Yajima Teruo; May 20, 1939 – April 2, 1999) was a Japanese writer.[1][2]
He was born and raised in Tokyo, and studied French literature at Waseda University. After dropping out of university, he worked as an editor of Weekly Manga Action. As a disciple of Takaaki Yoshimoto, he wrote for Yoshimoto's magazine "Shikô (試行: Trial)". In the 1970s, his novel "Mô hitotsu no seikatsu (Another Life)" was nominated for The Akutagawa Prize. William Faulkner and Oe Kenzaburo had a big influence on his novels.[3]