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Born July 24, 1886 • Tokyo • Japan
Died July 30, 1965 (aged 79) • Japan
Notable Works “Some Prefer Nettles” • “The Makioka Sisters”
Hearn, Lafcadio
Lafcadio Hearn
British-born writer and translator
Tsubouchi Shōyō
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Mori Ōgai.
Mori Ōgai
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Masamune Hakuchō.
Masamune Hakuchō
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Satō Haruo
Japanese author
Cesare Pavese
Italian author
Maria Dąbrowska
Polish author and critic
José Emilio Pacheco
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Haruki Murakami
Haruki Murakami
Japanese author
Mishima Yukio
Mishima Yukio
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Kitano Takeshi
Japanese actor, director, writer, and television personality
Ōe Kenzaburō
Ōe Kenzaburō
Japanese writer
Banana Yoshimoto
Banana Yoshimoto
Japanese writer
Murasaki Shikibu
Murasaki Shikibu
Japanese courtier and author
Uno Chiyo
Japanese writer
Ihara Saikaku
Japanese author
Futabatei Shimei
Japanese author
Enchi Fumiko
Japanese author
Shiga Naoya
Japanese writer
akutagawa ryunosuke
Akutagawa Ryūnosuke
Japanese author