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Kuroi Senji (黒井千次) is a

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of Osabe Shunjirō (長部瞬二郎, born May 28, 1932),

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of fiction and essays. Kuroi is a member of the "Introspective Generation" of Japanese writers, whose work depicts the thoughts of ordinary Japanese. He lives in Tokyo's western suburbs, along the

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, in a neighborhood similar to that depicted in his novel of linked stories, ''Gunsei'' (Life in the Cul-de-Sac, 群棲), for which he won the 1984

Tanizaki Prize The Tanizaki Prize (谷崎潤一郎賞 ''Tanizaki Jun'ichirō Shō''), named in honor of the Japanese novelist Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, is one of Japan's most sought-after literary awards. It was established in 1965 by the publishing company Chūō K� ...

. As of 2006 he is president of the Japan Writer's Association (Nihon Bungeika Kyokai).

Selected works

* ''Jikan'' (Time, 時間), 1969. * ''Gunsei'' (Life in the Cul-de-Sac, 群棲), 1984. Translated to English as ''Life in the Cul-de-Sac'', trans.

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, Stone Bridge Press, 2001. . * ''Hane to tsubasa'' (Feathers and Wings), Kodansha, 2000. . * ''Ichinichi yume no saku'' (A Day in the Life), Kodansha, 2006. Translated to English as ''A Day in the Life'', trans. Giles Murray, Dalkey Archive Press, 2013. .

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Senji Kuroi
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at JLPP (Japanese Literature Publishing Project) Japanese writers Members of the Japan Art Academy 1932 births Living people Presidents of the Japan Writers’ Association {{Japan-writer-stub