Kazuo Hirotsu
Kazuo Hirotsu  | |
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| Native name | 広津 和郎  | 
| Born | 5 December 1891 Tokyo, Japan  | 
| Died | 21 September 1968 (aged 76) Atami, Shizuoka, Japan  | 
| Resting place | Yanaka Cemetery, Tokyo | 
| Occupation | Novelist, literary critic, translator | 
| Language | Japanese | 
| Alma mater | Waseda University | 
| Genre | novels | 
| Literary movement | Proletarian literature, I novel | 
| Notable awards | Noma Literary Prize (1963) Mainichi Literary Prize (1963)  | 
Kazuo Hirotsu (広津 和郎, Hirotsu Kazuo, 5 December 1891 – 21 September 1968) was a Japanese novelist, literary critic and translator active in the Shōwa period.