Kin Sekihan

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Kin Sekihan ( Japanese 金 石 範 , Korean Hangeul : 김석범 , McCune-Reischauer : Kim Sŏkpŏm (Japanese Kimu Sokupomu ), revised : Kim Seok-beom (Japanese Kimu Sokubomu );) (born October 2, 1925 in Ōsaka ) is a Japanese writer of Korean origin ( Zainichi ).

Kin was descended from immigrants from the Korean island of Jejudo . He studied literature at Kyōto University . His best-known work is the seven-volume novel Kazantō (Volcanic Island), for which he was awarded the Osaragi Jirō Prize in 1984.

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Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus Kin is the family name, Sekihan the first name.
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SURNAME Kin, Sekihan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 金石範 (Japanese, Korean); 김석범 (Korean, Hangeul); Kim Sŏkpŏ (Korean, McCune-Reischauer); Kim Seok-beom (Korean, revised Romanization); Kim, Sok-Bom (Korean); Kim, Suok Puom (Korean); Kim, Suk-bum (Korean); Kimu Sokubomu (Japaneseized Korean); Kimu Sokupomu (Japanese Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese writer
DATE OF BIRTH October 2, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Osaka