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Senji Kuroi Has Died. He Interpreted ‘the Salaried Soul.’
4 November 2026 at 18:23
In books and essays, he captured the unease beneath Japan’s economic miracle and wrote about everyday people who might never appear in headlines.
Senji Kuroi in 1972. He published dozens of novels, short-story collections and essays, earning major Japanese literary prizes.
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