Takiji Kobayashi
1903–1933
- Nationality
- Empire of Japan
- Occupation
- writer
Takiji Kobayashi (å°æ å¤åäº, Kobayashi Takiji; October 13, 1903 â February 20, 1933) was a Japanese writer of proletarian literature.
Incarceration history
Facilities
- Toyotama PrisonDates unknown
Biography
Takiji Kobayashi (å°æ å¤åäº, Kobayashi Takiji; October 13, 1903 â February 20, 1933) was a Japanese writer of proletarian literature. He is best known for his short novel Kani KÅsen, or Crab Cannery Ship, published in 1929. It tells the story of the hard life of cannery workers, fishermen and seamen on board a cannery ship and the beginning of their revolt against the company and its managers. Kobayashi died due to violent torture after being arrested by the Special Higher Police two years later, at the age of 29.
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