Hōmei Iwano, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hōmei Iwano

Japanese writer

Date of Birth: 20-Jan-1873

Place of Birth: Awaji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 09-May-1920

Profession: writer, poet, translator, novelist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Homei Iwano (?? ??, Iwano Homei, January 20, 1873 – May 9, 1920) was a Japanese writer.Born in Hyogo Prefecture, Iwano wanted to become a Christian missionary, but he finally ended up as a literature expert.
After some unsuccessful poetry books and kabuki dramas, he published poetical dramas (Shintaishi no saho, 1907; Shintaishi shi, 1907–08) and analyses of literature (Shimpiteki hanju shugi, 1906; Shin shizen shugi, 1908).
From 1909 on, he wrote some autobiographical novels like Tandeki (1909) and Homei gobusaku (1911). He translated Plutarch.