Kafū Nagai

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Kafū Nagai


Born
in Kasuga-chō, Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan
December 04, 1879

Died
April 30, 1959

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Kafū Nagai (永井 荷風 Nagai Kafū, December 3, 1879 - April 30, 1959) is the pen name of Japanese author, playwright, essayist, and diarist Nagai Sōkichi (永井 壮吉). His works are noted for their depictions of life in early 20th-century Tokyo, especially among geisha, prostitutes, cabaret dancers, and other denizens of the city's lively entertainment districts.

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Variation of names of the same author:

永井荷风

Kafū Nagai

永井 荷風

永井荷風
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“No, nothing in this world is as oppressive and debilitating as blood ties. Any other relationship – be it friend, lover, wife; be it obligatory or constraining or difficult – is something one has consciously entered into at some point. Only one's ties with parents and siblings are formed at birth and are unbreakable.”
Kafū Nagai, Three Japanese Short Stories

“And sometimes in the depths of corruption flowers of human sympathy and fruits of perfumed tears are to be found and gathered.”
Kafū Nagai

“Oh, but once one has returned to the land of one's birth – there is no place more constricting – one's surroundings no longer permit such freedom, and one can no longer simply transcend the demands of social position.”
Kafū Nagai, Three Japanese Short Stories

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