Yoshinori Yagi
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Yoshinori Yagi (八木 義徳, Yagi Yoshinori, October 21, 1911 – November 9, 1999) was a noted Japanese author.
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Yoshinori Yagi | |
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Born | (1911-10-21)October 21, 1911 Muroran, Hokkaidō, Japan |
Died | November 9, 1999(1999-11-09) (aged 88) |
Nationality | Japanese |
Alma mater | Waseda University |
Notable works | Ryūkanbu Kazamatsuri |
Notable awards | 1944 Akutagawa Prize for Ryūkanbu 1976 Yomiuri Prize for Kazamatsuri |
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Yagi was born in Muroran, Hokkaidō, and graduated from Waseda University in 1938 with a degree in French literature. In 1944 he became employed in the chemical industry in Manchuria. As a writer, he was a devotee of Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Takeo Arishima, and received the 1944 Akutagawa Prize for 劉廣福 Ryūkanbu[1] and the 1976 Yomiuri Prize for Kazamatsuri.[2] Some of his materials are now exhibited in Muroran's Literature Museum.
His Dharma name was Keiunin Zuishin Gitoku Koji (景雲院随心義徳居士).