. "1975"^^ . . . . . "Akira Yoshimura (jap. \u5409\u6751\u662D, Yoshimura Akira; * May 1, 1927; \u2020 July 31, 2006) was a prize winning Japanese writer. He was the president of the Japanese writers union and a PEN member. He published over 20 novels, of which in particular On Parole and Shipwrecks are internationally known and have been translated into several languages. In 1984 he received the Yomiuri Prize for his novel Hagoku (\u7834\u7344,engl. prison break) based on the true story of Yoshie Shiratori."@en . "Akira Yoshimura"@en . . "Akira Yoshimura"@en . "Akira Yoshimura (jap. \u5409\u6751\u662D, Yoshimura Akira; * May 1, 1927; \u2020 July 31, 2006) was a prize winning Japanese writer. He was the president of the Japanese writers union and a PEN member. He published over 20 novels, of which in particular On Parole and Shipwrecks are internationally known and have been translated into several languages. In 1984 he received the Yomiuri Prize for his novel Hagoku (\u7834\u7344,engl. prison break) based on the true story of Yoshie Shiratori."@en .