Yasunari Kawabata date of birth:
June 11, 1899
How old was Yasunari Kawabata when died?
72
Where was Yasunari Kawabata born?
Kita-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
When did Yasunari Kawabata die?
April 16, 1972
Where did Yasunari Kawabata die?
Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Yasunari Kawabata body shape:
Slim
What color are Yasunari Kawabata's eyes?
Black
What color is Yasunari Kawabata's hair?
Salt and Pepper
What is Yasunari Kawabata's ethnicity?
Asian
What is Yasunari Kawabata nationality?
Japanese
What is Yasunari Kawabata's occupation?
Writer
What genre is Yasunari Kawabata's work?
Novels, Short-Stories
Short Biography
Yasunari Kawabata (川端 康成, Kawabata Yasunari, 11 June 1899 – 16 April 1972) was a Japanese novelist and short story writer whose spare, lyrical, subtly-shaded prose works won him the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1968, the first Japanese author to receive the award. His works have enjoyed broad international appeal and are still widely read.