was a Japanese novelist of the
Meiji era
The is an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868 to July 30, 1912.
The Meiji era was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people moved from being an isolated feudal society at risk of colonization b ...
. His real name was Akira Kawakami (川上 亮, ''Kawakami Akira''). Born in
Osaka Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture ...
, he dropped out of the school of liberal arts in
Tokyo University and joined
Ken'yusha. After struggling with the rise of naturalist literature yet remaining a popular author until his death, he died by
suicide
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at age 40.
Aozora Bunko
Aozora Bunko (, literally the "Blue Sky Library", also known as the "Open Air Library") is a Japanese digital library. This online collection encompasses several thousands of works of Japanese-language fiction and non-fiction. These include out-o ...
has a digitalized collection of his works.
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University of Tokyo alumni
People from Osaka
Suicides by sharp instrument in Japan
1869 births
1908 suicides
1908 deaths
19th-century Japanese novelists
20th-century Japanese novelists
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