Hideo Kobayashi
Hideo Kobayashi | |
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Kobayashi in 1953 | |
| Native name | 小林 秀雄 |
| Born | 11 April 1902 |
| Died | 1 March 1983 (aged 80) |
| Resting place | Tōkei-ji, Kamakura, Japan |
| Occupation | Literary critic |
| Language | Japanese |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
| Genre | literary criticism |
Hideo Kobayashi (小林 秀雄, Kobayashi Hideo; April 11, 1902 – March 1, 1983) was a Japanese author, who established literary criticism as an independent art form in Japan.