Yoshinori Yagi

Yoshinori Yagi (八木 義徳, Yagi Yoshinori, October 21, 1911 – November 9, 1999) was a noted Japanese author.

Yoshinori Yagi
Born	(1911-10-21)October 21, 1911 Muroran, Hokkaidō, Japan
Died	November 9, 1999(1999-11-09) (aged 88)
Nationality	Japanese
Alma mater	Waseda University
Notable works	Ryūkanbu Kazamatsuri
Notable awards	1944 Akutagawa Prize for Ryūkanbu 1976 Yomiuri Prize for Kazamatsuri

Yagi was born in Muroran, Hokkaidō, and graduated from Waseda University in 1938 with a degree in French literature. In 1944 he became employed in the chemical industry in Manchuria. As a writer, he was a devotee of Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Takeo Arishima, and received the 1944 Akutagawa Prize for 劉廣福 Ryūkanbu[1] and the 1976 Yomiuri Prize for Kazamatsuri.[2] Some of his materials are now exhibited in Muroran's Literature Museum.

His Dharma name was Keiunin Zuishin Gitoku Koji (景雲院随心義徳居士).

References

1. 芥川賞受賞者一覧 (in Japanese). Bungeishunjū. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
2. "読売文学賞" [Yomiuri Prize for Literature] (in Japanese). Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved September 26, 2018.

Further reading

• Japanese Wikipedia article
• Who's who among Japanese writers, Nihon Yunesuko Kokunai, Japanese National Commission for UNESCO, Japan P.E.N. Club, 1957.

External links

• Hokkaido Guide: Places to Visit