Kazushige Abe
Kazushige Abe ( Jap. 阿部和重 , Abe Kazushige * 23. September 1968 in Higashine in Yamagata Prefecture ) is a Japanese J-Bungaku - writer .
Life
In 1994 he received the Gunzō Young Talent Award for Amerika no Yoru ( ア メ リ カ の 夜 , English American Night ), in 1999 he received the Noma Literature Award for Mujo no Sekai ( 無情 の 世界 , English A Transient World ) and in 2004 he was awarded the Akutagawa Prize for Grand Finale ( グ ラ ン ド ・ フ ィ ナ ー レ , Gurando finare , English Grand Finale ). 2010 Kazushige Abe received the Tanizaki Prize for Pisutoruzu ( ピ ス ト ル ズ English Pistols ). He has been married to Mieko Kawakami , a Japanese singer and writer, since 2011 .
Web links
- Portrait at JILit (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Abe, Kazushige |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 阿 部 和 重 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 23rd September 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Higashine , Yamagata Prefecture , Japan |