Honobu Yonezawa

Japanese writer
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Summary

Honobu Yonezawa was born on January 1, 1978[1], in Gifu Prefecture[2]. He has worked as a novelist[3], children's writer[4], crime fiction writer[5], and writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,557 views/month, #7,196 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Takayama[8]
  • Country of citizenship: Japan[9]
  • Native language: Japanese[10]
  • Educated at: Kanazawa University[11], Gifu Prefectural Hida High School[12]
  • Award received: Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize[13], Naoki Prize[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Family name: Yonezawa[16]
  • Official website: http://pandreamium.sblo.jp/[17]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Honobu Yonezawa[18]
  • Web feed URL: http://pandreamium.sblo.jp/index.rdf[19]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Japanese[20]
  • Name in native language: 米澤穂信[21]
  • Name in kana: よねざわ ほのぶ[22]
  • Social media followers: 93,001[23], 70,483[24], 100,128[25], 116,031[26]

Why It Matters

Honobu Yonezawa has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Works attributed to him include Hyouka[29], a literary work[30] and Shōshimin Series[31], a novel series[32].

FAQs

Where was Honobu Yonezawa born?

Honobu Yonezawa was born in Gifu Prefecture[2].

What did Honobu Yonezawa do for work?

Honobu Yonezawa worked as a novelist[3], children's writer[4], crime fiction writer[5], and writer[6].

Where did Honobu Yonezawa go to school?

Honobu Yonezawa was educated at Kanazawa University[11] and Gifu Prefectural Hida High School[12].

What awards did Honobu Yonezawa receive?

Honors received include Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize[13] and Naoki Prize[14].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . asahi.com. asahi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Korean Authority File. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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