Kuroi Senji Explained

Kuroi Senji (黒井 千次) is a pen name of Osabe Shunjirō (長部 瞬二郎, born May 28, 1932), Japanese author^[1] of fiction and essays.

Kuroi is a member of the "Introspective Generation" of Japanese writers, whose work depicts the thoughts of ordinary Japanese. He lives in Tokyo's western suburbs, along the Chūō Main Line, in a neighborhood similar to that depicted in his novel of linked stories, Gunsei (Life in the Cul-de-Sac, 群棲), for which he won the 1984 Tanizaki Prize.

As of 2006 he is president of the Japan Writer's Association (Nihon Bungeika Kyokai).

Selected works

• Jikan (Time, 時間), 1969.
• Gunsei (Life in the Cul-de-Sac, 群棲), 1984. Translated to English as Life in the Cul-de-Sac, trans. Philip Gabriel, Stone Bridge Press, 2001. .
• Hane to tsubasa (Feathers and Wings), Kodansha, 2000. .
• Ichinichi yume no saku (A Day in the Life), Kodansha, 2006. Translated to English as A Day in the Life, trans. Giles Murray, Dalkey Archive Press, 2013. .

External links

• Senji Kuroi at J'Lit Books from Japan
• Synopsis of A Day in the Life (Ichinichi, Yume no Saku) at JLPP (Japanese Literature Publishing Project)

Notes and References

1. Book: Serafin. Steven. Glanze. Walter D.. Encyclopedia of world literature in the 20th century: based on the first edition edited by Wolfgang Bernard Fleischmann. 3 July 2011. 1984. Ungar. 238.