Bizan Kawakami
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Bizan Kawakami
Bizan Kawakami (川上 眉山, Kawakami Bizan, March 5, 1869 – June 15, 1908) was a Japanese novelist of the Meiji era. His real name was Akira Kawakami (川上 亮, Kawakami Akira). Born in Osaka Prefecture, he dropped out of the school of liberal arts in Tokyo University and joined Ken'yusha. After struggling with the rise of naturalist literature yet remaining a popular author until his death, he died by suicide at age 40.
Aozora Bunko has a digitalized collection of his works.[1]
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- University of Tokyo alumni
- People from Osaka
- Suicides by sharp instrument in Japan
- 1869 births
- 1908 suicides
- 19th-century Japanese novelists
- 20th-century Japanese novelists
- Japanese writer stubs