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Akiyuki Nosaka

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in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan

October 10, 1930

Died

December 09, 2015

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Akiyuki Nosaka (野坂昭如 Nosaka Akiyuki) is a Japanese novelist, singer, lyricist, and former member of the House of Councillors. As a broadcasting writer he uses the name Yukio Aki (阿木由紀夫 Aki Yukio) and his alias as a chanson singer is Claude Nosaka (クロード野坂 Kurōdo Nosaka).

Nosaka was born in Kamakura, Kanagawa, the son of Sukeyuki Nosaka, who was a sub-governor of Niigata. Together with his sisters he grew up as an adopted child of Harimaya in Nada, Kobe, Hyōgo. One of his sisters died as the result of sickness, and his adoptive father died during the 1945 bombing of Kobe in World War II. Another sister died of malnutrition in Fukui. Nosaka would later base his short story Grave of the Fireflies on these experiences. He is well known for chi ...more

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	Grave of the Fireflies by Akiyuki Nosaka, James R. Abrams (Translator) 4.08 avg rating — 3,364 ratings — published 1967 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cake Tree in the Ruins 4.26 avg rating — 725 ratings — published 1975 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Whale that Fell in Love with a Submarine by Akiyuki Nosaka, Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translator) 4.25 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nosaka aime les chats 3.26 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2002 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grave of the Fireflies and Other Stories 4.30 avg rating — 54 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La vigne des morts sur le col des dieux décharnés by Akiyuki Nosaka, Corinne Atlan (Translator) 3.42 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1977 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Dessin au sable by Akiyuki Nosaka, Jacques Lalloz (Translator) 2.58 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	حكايات الحرب by Akiyuki Nosaka, أكييوكي نوزاكا, الزهرة رميج (Translator) 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Les embaumeurs by Akiyuki Nosaka, Jacques Lalloz (Translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2001	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sensō Dōwashū it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“- Co z tobą ? Oj, popatrz, bo ci tam mrówki do środka włażą.
Odwinęła kobieta spódnicę, wystawiła co miała - faktycznie coś się rusza - sprawdza: wewnątrz kłębek poczwarek. Starzec słyszał podobno, jak się roją.”
― Akiyuki Nosaka, Ballada o Narayamie. Opowieści niesamowite z prozy japońskiej

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