Saitō Ryokuu
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Biography
In 1896, with Template:Nihongo and Template:Nihongo, Ryokuu started a literary journal, Template:Nihongo in which Template:Nihongo by Template:Nihongo was met with high critical acclaim. After Ichiyō died on November of that year, Ryokuu helped her mother and sister make a living although he was far from being well-off. His literary friends include Template:Nihongo, Template:Nihongo and Template:Nihongo.
Ryokuu was a distinguished aphorist, as well as one of the most outspoken critics. Collections of his aphorisms were published in the late 20th century.
In 1904, the tuberculosis which had plagued Ryokuu for years worsened, and no medical care helped him recuperate. On his deathbed, he referred Ichiyō's diaries, which he had hoped to publish, to Baba Kochō, and dictated him his own obituary. He died in the morning of 13 April of the same year.
See also
External links
- 作家別作品リスト：斎藤 緑雨 Aozora Bunko page for Saitō Ryokuu