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Lifetime: 1872 - 1930 Passed: ≈ 94 years ago

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Writer

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Katai Tayama

Books by Katai Tayama

蒲団 (Futon) Cover image

蒲団 (Futon)

Romance Fiction
Love Student Home Conflict Heartbreak Relationship Sadness Tokyo Return Writer Platonic

Futon is a classic Japanese novel that tells the story of a love affair between a writer and his young female student. The novel is set in Tokyo in the early 20th century and explores the complex emotions of love, desire, and loss.

田舎教師 (Inaka Kyoshi) Cover image

田舎教師 (Inaka Kyoshi)

Fiction Tragedy Biography
Literature Education Teacher Tuberculosis Rural Japan

This book is a semi-autobiographical novel that tells the story of Seizou Hayashi, a young man who becomes an elementary school teacher in rural Japan. Despite his passion for literature and music, Seizou's life is cut short by tuberculosis. The nove...