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Kafū Nagai

永井荷風 1879-12-03 – 1959-04-30 日本語版へ

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Biography

Born in Tokyo as Nagai Sōkichi. After extended stays in America and France, he returned to Japan and became a professor at Keio University, where he founded and edited the literary magazine "Mita Bungaku". His work nostalgically evokes the disappearing demimonde of old Tokyo. Major works include "The River Sumida" (Sumidagawa), "Rivalry" (Udekurabe), "During the Rains" (Tsuyu no Atosaki), "A Strange Tale from East of the River" (Bokutō Kidan), and his lifelong diary "Danchōtei Nichijō".

Literary Schools / Movements

Aestheticism

Publication Venues (14 venues)Click to filter works by venue

Selected Works (135 works recorded in Aozora Bunko)

  • 狐 (Kitsune) (1909)
  • 曇天 (Donten) (1909)
  • 監獄署の裏 (Kangoku Sho no Ura) (1909)
  • 珊瑚集 (Sango Shū) (1909)
  • 歓楽 (Kanraku) (1909)
  • 花より雨に (Hana yori Ame Ni) (1909)
  • 鴎外先生 (Ōgai Sensei) (1909)
  • 新帰朝者日記 (Shin Kichō Sha Nikki) (1909)
  • 新帰朝者日記　拾遺 (Shin Kichō Sha Nikki Shūi) (1909)
  • すみだ川 (The River Sumida) (1909)
  • 珊瑚集 (Sango Shū) (1910)
  • 谷崎潤一郎氏の作品 (Tanizaki Junichirō Shi no Sakuhin) (1911)
  • 散柳窓夕栄 (Chi Yanagi Mado Yūei) (1913)
  • 偏奇館吟草 (Henki Kan Gin Kusa) (1913)
  • 浮世絵の鑑賞 (Ukiyoe no Kanshō) (1914)
  • 夏すがた (Natsu Su Gata) (1915)
  • 珊瑚集 (Sango Shū) (1918)
  • 花火 (Hanabi) (1919)
  • 偏奇館漫録 (Henki Kan) (1920)
  • 珊瑚集 (Sango Shū) (1921)
  • 雨瀟瀟 (Ame) (1921)
  • 砂糖 (Satō) (1921)
  • 写況雑記 (Utsushi) (1921)
  • 雪解 (Yuki Kai) (1922)
  • 春雨の夜 (Harusame no Yoru) (1922)
  • 森先生の事 (Mori Sensei no Koto) (1922)
  • 独居雑感 (Dokkyo Zakkan) (1922)
  • 国民性の問題 (Kokumin Sei no Mondai) (1922)
  • 鴎外全集刊行の記 (Ōgai Zenshū Kankō no Ki) (1922)
  • 十年振 (Jū Nen Fu) (1922)

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