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Kenji Nakagami

Born

in Shingū, Japan

August 02, 1946

Died

August 12, 1992

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Kenji Nakagami (中上健次 Nakagami Kenji, August 2, 1946 – August 12, 1992) was a Japanese novelist and essayist. He is well known as the first, and so far the only, post-war Japanese writer to identify himself publicly as a Burakumin, a member of one of Japan’s long-suffering outcaste groups. His works depict the intense life-experiences of men and women struggling to survive in a Burakumin community in western Japan. His most celebrated novels include “Misaki” (The Cape), which won the Akutagawa Prize in 1976, and “Karekinada” (The Sea of Withered Trees), which won both the Mainichi and Geijutsu Literary Prizes in 1977.

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	The Cape and Other Stories from the Japanese Ghetto by Kenji Nakagami, Kenji Nakagami 3.66 avg rating — 336 ratings — published 1999 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Snakelust 3.90 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mille anni di piacere by Kenji Nakagami, Antonietta Pastore (Redattore) 3.67 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 1982 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Cap by Kenji Nakagami, Jacques Lévy (Translator) 3.28 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1976 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Il mare degli alberi morti 3.95 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1977 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	地の果て至上の時 [Chi No Hate Shijō No Toki] 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1983 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	十九歳の地図 [Jūkyūsai No Chizu] really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1973 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	重力の都 [Jūryoku no miyako] by Kenji Nakagami, 中上健次 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1992 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	鳳仙花 [Hōsenka] 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1982 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ジャズと爆弾中上健次vs村上龍 [Jazu To Bakudan: Nakagami Kenji Vs Murakami Ryū] really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1982	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Their family was like a house of cards that would topple at the first touch. The family defends itself against enemies. What a lie. And he didn't need a family based on lies. Basically, he didn't need a family at all.”
― Kenji Nakagami, The Cape and Other Stories from the Japanese Ghetto

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