Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Artist
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| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:Hokkaido_University
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| gptkbp:artMovement |
Post-war literature
|
| gptkbp:associatedAct |
gptkb:Japanese_literature
Modernism |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Akutagawa_Prize
|
| gptkbp:born |
June 19, 1909
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| gptkbp:children |
Three
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| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Adaptations in film and theater
Symbol of post-war disillusionment Study in literature courses Inspiration for manga and anime Influence_on_Japanese_pop_culture |
| gptkbp:deathPlace |
Suicide
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| gptkbp:died |
June 13, 1948
|
| gptkbp:famousQuote |
"I want to be a writer, but I don't want to be a writer."
"I am a coward, and I am afraid of everything." "I am not a human being, I am a ghost." "I want to be free, but I am bound by my own thoughts." "Life is a series of choices, and I have made mine." |
| gptkbp:genre |
Literary fiction
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Dazai Osamu
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Haruki_Murakami
gptkb:Yasunari_Kawabata Kenzaburō Ōe |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Franz_Kafka
gptkb:Fyodor_Dostoevsky |
| gptkbp:language |
Japanese
|
| gptkbp:nationality |
Japanese
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Autobiographical elements
Existential themes Psychological depth |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
No Longer Human
The Setting Sun |
| gptkbp:occupation |
Essayist
Novelist Writer |
| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:Kanagi,_Aomori,_Japan
|
| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:Tokyo,_Japan
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Literary criticism
Mental health awareness Suicide prevention advocacy Cultural_identity_in_Japan Japanese_existentialism |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Yoshiko_Ōta
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