Takiji Kobayashi

  • Known for: Writer
  • Date of birth: 1903. October 13.
  • Place of birth: Odate, Akita, Japan

Takiji Kobayashi (小林 多喜二 Kobayashi Takiji, October 13, 1903 – February 20, 1933) was a Japanese author of proletarian literature. He is best known for his short novel Kanikōsen, or Crab Cannery Ship, a short novel published in 1929. It tells the story of several different people and the...

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