Yoshinori Yagi (八木 義徳, Yagi Yoshinori, October 21, 1911 – November 9, 1999) was a noted Japanese author.
Yoshinori Yagi | |
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 Yoshinori Yagi | |
| Born | October 21, 1911 Muroran, Hokkaidō, Japan |
| Died | November 9, 1999 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
| Notable works | Ryūkanbu Kazamatsuri |
| Notable awards | 1944 Akutagawa Prize for Ryūkanbu 1976 Yomiuri Prize for Kazamatsuri |
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).
References
Further reading
- Japanese Wikipedia article
- Who's who among Japanese writers, Nihon Yunesuko Kokunai, Japanese National Commission for UNESCO, Japan P.E.N. Club, 1957.