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Kazuo Dan (檀 一雄, Dan Kazuo, February 3, 1912 – January 2, 1976) was a Japanese novelist and poet. Biography. Dan was born in what is now part of Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, to a family originally from Kyūshū. His father's work required frequent changes of residence, so Dan grew up with his grandparents in Yanagawa from
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Kazuo Dan (檀一雄, February 3, 1912 - January 2, 1976) was a noted Japanese novelist and poet.
Dan was born in Tanimura, Yamanashi Prefecture, to a family from Kyushu. His father's work required frequent changes of residence, so Dan grew up with his grandparents in Yanagawa from age 6 onwards. His parents were divorced when Dan was nine, and he subsequently moved to live with his father in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, where he led a solitary life, walking over hills and fields. In 1928, at age 16, he entered Fukuoka City High School, where he began his literary life by publishing poems, novels and plays in the school magazine. In 1932 he entered the University of Tokyo from which he received a degree in economics.
After graduation, Dan dedicated himself entirely to writing, and in 1944 won the Nona Prize while serving as a newspaper war correspondent. Returning to Japan at the end of World War II, he married his wife Yosoko in Yanagawa. They moved to Tokyo, where he resumed his literary activities and won the prestigious 1950 Naoki Prize. During his career, he wrote novels and poetry, and traveled extensively in Japan, Europe, the United States, China, Russia, Australia and New Zealand. He lived in Santa Cruz on the seacoast west of Torres Vedras, Portugal, from 1971-1972 in a house on a street that now bears his name, Rua Professor Kazuo Dan, Nº 6. After his return to Japan, he retired to Nokonoshima Island, Fukuoka Prefecture. He died from cancer in the Kyushu University Hospital.
•Biography (Portuguese)
•Santa Cruz monument in honor of Kazuo Dan
•"Lazy Days on Yanagawa's Canals", Japan Times, May 24, 2000.
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Kazuo Dan. 4.67. 3 ratings2 reviews. Famous Japanese novel about the lives of teenagers in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, on the eve of war. Genres Japan. 35 pages. First published January 1, 1937. Book details & editions. About the author. Kazuo Dan. 8 books6 followers. Dan was born, to a family from Kyūshū.
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Kazuo Dan’s books. Average rating: 4.67 · 3 ratings · 2 reviews · 8 distinct works. More books by Kazuo Dan… About Kazuo Dan: Dan was born, to a family from Kyūshū. His father's work required frequent changes of residence, so Dan grew up with his grandparents in...
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Four decades later the riot continues in Obayashi's new film, "Hanagatami," but the subject, based on Kazuo Dan's 1937 novel, is the lives of teenagers in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, on the eve of...
Kazuo Dan (February 3, 1912 — January 2, 1976), Japanese novelist, writer | World Biographical Encyclopedia. Kazuo Dan Edit Profile. 檀 一雄. novelist writer. Kazuo Dan was a noted Japanese novelist and poet. Background. Dan was born in what is now part of Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, to a family from Kyūshū.
