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Takizawa Bakin. (1767-1848). Also known as Bakin and as Kyokutei Bakin. Scholar, novelist critic, diarist, and haiku poet. Real name Takizawa Okikuni. Born in Edo (now Tokyo), he was the fifth son of a low-ranking samurai. Misery, suffering, and the death of family members filled his youth. After a period of drifting, he gave up his samurai ...
Nansō Satomi Hakkenden ( shinjitai: 南総里見八犬伝; kyūjitai: 南總里見八犬傳 ), commonly known as Satomi Hakkenden ( Japanese: 里見八犬伝) or simply Hakkenden ( Japanese: 八犬伝 ), is a Japanese epic novel ( yomihon) by Kyokutei Bakin, originally published over the course of twenty-eight years ( 1814–42 ). Set in the Muromachi period, the story follows the adventures ...
Takizawa Bakin (滝沢 馬琴), a.k.a. Kyokutei Bakin (曲亭 馬琴, 4 July 1767 – 1 December 1848), was a Japanese novelist of the Edo period. Born Takizawa Okikuni (滝沢興邦), he wrote under the pen name Kyokutei Bakin (曲亭馬琴). Later in life he took the pen name Toku (解). Modern scholarship generally refers to him as Kyokutei Bakin, or just as Bakin. He is regarded as one of ...
1767-1848. Neko no tsuma chūgi no tsurebiki 猫児牝忠義合奏 Takizawa, Bakin; Utagawa, Toyokuni Tsuruya Kijūrō Tenpō 16 [1845] Read more
The most famous of Takizawa Bakin’s works Nansō Satomi Hakkenden was a tale of eight samurai brothers, each a reincarnation of the eight beads of virtue once worn by Fusehime. This noble phantasm allows Bakin to manifest its characters and scenes for whatever appropriate action.
Bakin Takizawa has 45 books on Goodreads with 2911 ratings. Bakin Takizawa’s most popular book is A captive of love: a romance from the original Japanese...
