Kenji Nakagami
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Kenji Nakagami was a Japanese writer, critic, and poet. He was one of the most prominent and influential Japanese writers of the post-war era, known for his novels, short stories, and essays that powe
Nakagami in 1986
Akutagawa Prize
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The Akutagawa Prize is a Japanese literary award presented semi-annually. Because of its prestige and the considerable attention the winner receives from the media, it is, along with the Naoki Prize,
Kenji Nakagami
…Japan's burakumin outcaste community. Born into a buraku in Shingū, Wakayama, Nakagami was the first writer from this background to win the prestigious Akutagawa Prize, which he received in 1976 for his novella The Cape (岬, Misaki). His writing is characterized by a rhythmic, visceral prose style that drew heavily on…
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, author, after whom the prize is named