was a Japanese novelist and critic. Wada was born in

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, and graduated from

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with a law degree. In addition to his novels in the naturalist tradition, he edited the diaries of

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and Fumiko Hayashi. He received one of the 13th

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Prizes (1956) for ', the 50th

Naoki Prize The Naoki Prize, officially , is a Japanese literary award presented biannually. It was created in 1935 by Kikuchi Kan, then editor of the ''Bungeishunjū'' magazine, and named in memory of novelist Naoki Sanjugo. Sponsored by the Society for the ...

(1963下) for ', and the 26th

Yomiuri Prize The is a literary award in Japan. The prize was founded in 1949 by the Yomiuri Shinbun Company to help form a "strong cultural nation". The winner is awarded two million Japanese yen and an inkstone. Award categories For the first two years, a ...

(1974) for '.

Selected works

* ''Higuchi Ichiyō'', Chikuma Shobō, 1954 * ''Hayashi Fumiko'', Chikuma Shobō, 1961 * ''Aijō no kiroku'', Chikuma Shobō, 1969 * ''Ichiyō tanjō'', Gendai Shokan, 1969

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Japanese writers 1906 births 1977 deaths Writers from Hokkaido Chuo University alumni Naoki Prize winners Yomiuri Prize winners {{japan-writer-stub