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Kenta Nishimura

Japanese novelist and writer · Japan · On the map · Writers · Lived 1967 to 2022 · aged 54

Kenta Nishimura was a Japanese novelist. He was awarded the 2010 Akutagawa Prize for the novel Kueki Ressha (苦役列車). Having dropped out of school at fifteen, Nishimura's lack of formal education and candidness concerning his lifestyle has drawn media attention.

Kenta Nishimura is read about 356 times a day, in 9 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 17 September 2026

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Awards

Akutagawa Prize2011
Noma Literary New Face Prize2007

About this person

Country
Japan
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1967 to 2022 · aged 54

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In the same film or series as Kenta

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