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Nobuo Kojima

1915 – 2006

Japanese writer

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About Nobuo Kojima

Lived 1915 – 2006 (aged 91). Nobuo Kojima was a Japanese translator, novelist, writer and literary critic.

was a Japanese writer prominent in the postwar era. He is most readily associated with other writers of his generation, such as Shōtarō Yasuoka, who describe the effects of Japan's defeat in World War II on the country's psyche.

From an early age, Kojima read a wide variety of literature, both Japanese and Western, and such writers as Nikolai Gogol, Franz Kafka, and Fyodor Dostoevsky had a strong influence on his work. In addition to his fiction, he had a long career as a professor of English literature at Meiji University in Tokyo, publishing criticism and making translations of many major American writers, including Dorothy Parker, Irwin Shaw, and Bernard Malamud.

Selected works Year Japanese Title English Title 1948 汽車の中Kisha no Naka In a Train 1952 小銃Shoujuu The Rifle 1954 アメリカン・スクールAmerikan Sukuuru The American School 1965 抱擁家族Houyou Kazoku Embracing Family

Awards 1954 Akutagawa Prize – American School (Amerikan sukūru 「アメリカン・スクール」) 1970 Tanizaki Prize – Embracing Family (Hōyō kazoku, 「抱擁家族」)

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
University of Tokyo
Employers
Meiji University
Awards
Akutagawa Prize; Tanizaki Prize; Art Encouragement Prizes; Japanese Literature Grand Prix; Japan Art Academy Prize; Noma Literary Prize; Person of Cultural Merit; Yomiuri Prize; Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Nobuo Kojima?

Japanese writer (1915–2006)

When was Nobuo Kojima born?

Nobuo Kojima was born on 28 February 1915 in Gifu.

When did Nobuo Kojima die?

Nobuo Kojima died on 26 October 2006 in Tokyo.

What was Nobuo Kojima's occupation?

Nobuo Kojima was a translator, novelist, writer and literary critic.

What nationality was Nobuo Kojima?

Nobuo Kojima was Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Nobuo Kojima

· Wikidata: Q1366068

· DBpedia: Nobuo Kojima

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