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Kafū Nagai

Born

in Kasuga-chō, Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan

December 04, 1879

Died

April 30, 1959

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs

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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

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Average rating: 3.64 · 7,236 ratings · 867 reviews · 269 distinct works • Similar authors

	Rivalry: A Geisha's Tale (Japanese Studies Series) by Kafū Nagai, Stephen Snyder (Translator) 3.61 avg rating — 1,048 ratings — published 1917	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
	A Strange Tale from East of the River and Other Stories 3.57 avg rating — 294 ratings — published 1937 — 21 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
	The Best Japanese Short Stories: Works by 14 Modern Masters by Kafū Nagai (Translator), Ango Sakaguchi, Fumiko Hayashi 3.42 avg rating — 106 ratings — 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
	Sumidagawa 3.38 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 1911 — 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
	Al giardino delle peonie e altri racconti by Kafū Nagai, Luisa Bienati (Editor) 3.22 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2001 — 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
	American Stories by Kafū Nagai, Mitsuko Iriye (Translator) 3.71 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 1951 — 12 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
	Chronique d'une saison des pluies 3.25 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 1931 — 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
	During the Rains & Flowers in the Shade: Two Novellas by Kafū Nagai, Lane Dunlop (Translator) 3.74 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1994 — 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
	Σιγανή Βροχή by Kafū Nagai, Παναγιώτης Ευαγγελίδης 3.63 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1918	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
	Snová žena by Kafū Nagai, Denisa Vostrá (Translator), Petr Holý (Translator) 3.36 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1903	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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Quotes by Kafū Nagai (?)

“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

tags: blood-ties, family, filial, filial-piety, parents, siblings

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

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“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

tags: foreigner, hometown, living-abroad

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