Kafū Nagai

Kafū Nagai
Nagai in 1947
Born
Sōkichi Nagai

(1879-12-03)3 December 1879
Tokyo, Japan
Died30 April 1959(1959-04-30) (aged 79)
Ichikawa, Japan
OccupationWriter, translator, editor
EducationJunior high school
Literary movementNaturalism, aestheticism

Kafū Nagai (永井 荷風, Nagai Kafū; 3 December 1879 – 30 April 1959) was a Japanese writer, editor and translator. His novels Geisha in Rivalry and A Strange Tale from East of the River are noted for their depictions of life of the demimonde in early 20th-century Tokyo.


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