About Yoshiki Hayama
Lived 1894 – 1945 (aged 51). Yoshiki Hayama was a Japanese writer and novelist.
was a Japanese author associated with the Japanese proletarian literature movement.
He is perhaps best known for , a 1926 novel about the appalling labor conditions on a cargo ship plying the Japan trade lanes, and for short stories such as , an early example of proletarian literature in Japan.
He spent time in jail due to his involvement with the labor movement, but later turned away from Marxism and became an enthusiastic supporter of Japanese imperialism.
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Who was Yoshiki Hayama?
Japanese writer (1894–1945)
When was Yoshiki Hayama born?
Yoshiki Hayama was born on 12 March 1894 in Toyotsu.
When did Yoshiki Hayama die?
Yoshiki Hayama died on 18 October 1945 in Manchuria.
What was Yoshiki Hayama's occupation?
Yoshiki Hayama was a writer and novelist.
What nationality was Yoshiki Hayama?
Yoshiki Hayama was Japanese.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Yoshiki Hayama. https://biography.guide/yoshiki-hayama/
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