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Masaaki Tachihara is a Japanese writer and poet. He was born in 1926 in the former Japanese colony of Korea. He is best known for his works of fiction, which often explore themes of identity, alienation, and the search for meaning in life. He has written several novels, short stories, and poetry collections. He has also written several plays and screenplays. Tachihara's works have been translated into several languages, including English, French, German, and Spanish. He has won numerous awards, including the Akutagawa Prize, the Tanizaki Prize, and the Yomiuri Prize. He was also awarded the Order of Culture in 2006. Tachihara is currently retired and lives in Tokyo. He is married and has two children.

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Occupation Writer
Age 54 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 6 January, 1926
Birthday 6 January
Birthplace Andong city, Gyeongsangbuk-do province, Korea
Date of death (1980-08-12)
Died Place Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
Nationality Japan

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1965

He won the 55th Naoki Award for his novel Shiroi keshi (“White Poppy”, 1965). He also declined the Akutagawa Prize twice, as he felt that the reward would damage his reputation as an author of serious literature.

1958

Tachihara's first novel, Bakushū (“Autumn Wheat”) was published in the literary magazine Bungei kenkyūkai. It was well received by literary critics, which led to his decision to become a professional writer. In 1958, he published Tanin no jiyū (“Other People's Freedom”) in the magazine Gunzō, followed by Takigi nō (“Firelight Noh”), Tsurugigasaki (“Cape Tsurugi”) and Urushi no hana (“Lacquer Flower”).

1950

Tachihara lived in Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture from 1950 until his death of esophageal cancer. Before he died, he officially changed his name to Tachihara Masaaki. His grave is at the temple of Zuisen-ji in Kamakura.

1931

Four years after his father's death in 1931, Tachihara moved with his mother to Yokosuka city, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan. His Korean name was Kim Yun Kyu (金胤奎: 김윤규), but he changed his name to Nomura Shintarō (野村 震太郎) when his mother married a Japanese man. Later, he registered his name as Kanai Masaaki under the soushi-kaimei policy, but after his own marriage (to a Japanese woman), he once again changed his name to Yonemoto Masaaki (米本 正秋). He has been naturalized in Japan in 1947.

1926

Tachihara Masaaki (立原 正秋, 6 January 1926 – 12 August 1980) was the pen-name of a Japanese novelist, essayist, poet and literary critic of Korean descent, active during the Shōwa period.