Kani Kōsen
| Author | Takiji Kobayashi |
|---|---|
| Original title | 蟹工船 |
| Language | Japanese |
| Genre | Proletarian literature |
| Publisher | Senki |
Publication date | 1929 |
| Publication place | Empire of Japan |
Published in English | 1933 |
Kani Kōsen (蟹工船; "The Crab Cannery Ship") is a 1929 short novel by Japanese author Takiji Kobayashi which was first serialized in the May and June 1929 issues of the communist literary magazine Senki In September of the same year, it was released as a standalone book by Senki Company. The book was banned by government censors, but not before selling 15,000 copies. The novel has been released in English as The Cannery Boat (1933), The Factory Ship (1973), and The Crab Cannery Ship (2013).