Nobuo Kojima
Japanese writer (1915-2006) · Japan · On the map · Writers · Died at 91
Nobuo Kojima was a Japanese writer prominent in the postwar era. He is most readily associated with other writers of his generation, such as Shōtarō Yasuoka, who describe the effects of Japan's defeat in World War II on the country's psyche.
Nobuo Kojima is read about 47 times a day, in 8 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 22 June 2026
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2006Died26 October 20062004Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver StarAward1998Yomiuri PrizeAward1994Person of Cultural MeritAward1982Japan Art Academy PrizeAwardNoma Literary PrizeAward1981Japanese Literature Grand PrixAward1973Art Encouragement PrizesAward1965Tanizaki PrizeAward1954Akutagawa PrizeAward1915Born28 February 1915
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Country
Japan
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1915 to 2006 · aged 91