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Born October 2, 1905 • Tokyo • Japan
Died November 14, 1986 (aged 81) • Tokyo • Japan
Notable Works “Masks” • “The Waiting Years”
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Haruki Murakami
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Mishima Yukio
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Kitano Takeshi
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Ōe Kenzaburō
Ōe Kenzaburō
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Hearn, Lafcadio
Lafcadio Hearn
British-born writer and translator
Banana Yoshimoto
Banana Yoshimoto
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Uno Chiyo
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Ihara Saikaku
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Shiga Naoya
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akutagawa ryunosuke
Akutagawa Ryūnosuke
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Dazai Osamu
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Tanizaki Jun’ichirō
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Ariyoshi Sawako
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Inoue Yasushi
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Mori Ōgai.
Mori Ōgai
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Masamune Hakuchō.
Masamune Hakuchō
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Satō Haruo
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Ibuse Masuji
Japanese writer
Yokomitsu Riichi
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Hayashi Fumiko
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