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Also Known As Abe Kimifusa
Born March 7, 1924 • Tokyo • Japan
Died January 22, 1993 (aged 68) • Tokyo • Japan
Awards And Honors Akutagawa Prize (1951)
Notable Works “Kabe” • “The Box Man” • “The Woman in the Dunes”
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