Donald Richie
Author · 6 books
Donald Richie (1924–2013) was an American author, journalist, composer, and painter. Born in Lima, Ohio, he went to Tokyo in 1947 as a member of the American occupation forces and worked there for two years as a journalist for the weekly Far East Stars and Stripes. After studying at Columbia University in New York from 1949 to 1953, he returned to Japan. He wrote novels, essays, and travel books, leaving behind an extensive body of work about Japan and the Japanese people.