Yasunari Kawabata
Japanese novelist (1899–1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Kawabata" redirects here. For the surname, see Kawabata (surname).
Yasunari Kawabata (川端 康成, Kawabata Yasunari, 11 June 1899 – 16 April 1972[1]) was a Japanese novelist and short story writer whose spare, lyrical, subtly-shaded prose works won him the 1968 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first Japanese author to receive the award. His works have enjoyed broad international appeal and are still widely read.
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Born | (1899-06-11)11 June 1899 Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan | ||||
Died | 16 April 1972(1972-04-16) (aged 72) Zushi, Kanagawa, Japan | ||||
Occupation | Writer | ||||
Alma mater | University of Tokyo | ||||
Period | 1924–1972 | ||||
Genre | Novels, short stories | ||||
Literary movement | Shinkankakuha | ||||
Notable works | Snow Country, The Master of Go, The Dancing Girl of Izu, The Old Capital | ||||
Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Literature 1968 | ||||
Spouse | Hideko Kawabata | ||||
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Kanji | 川端 康成 | ||||
Hiragana | かわばた やすなり | ||||
Katakana | カワバタ ヤスナリ | ||||
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