Kani Kōsen

book by Takiji Kobayashi
VisualArtwork literary_work Q3182059
Kani Kōsen
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Kani Kōsen

Summary

Kani Kōsen is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kani Kōsen authored Takiji Kobayashi[3].
  • Kani Kōsen's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Kani Kōsen is associated with the proletarian literature movement[5].
  • crab cannery ship is named after Kani Kōsen[6].
  • Kani Kōsen's page is recorded as 61[7].
  • Kani Kōsen's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[8].
  • Kani Kōsen's issue is recorded as 5月号[9].
  • Kani Kōsen's issue is recorded as 5月[10].
  • Kani Kōsen's issue is recorded as 6月[11].
  • Kani Kōsen's country of origin is recorded as Empire of Japan[12].
  • Kani Kōsen was released on 1929[13].
  • Kani Kōsen's translator is recorded as Gabriel Álvarez Martínez[14].
  • Kani Kōsen's narrative location is recorded as Sea of Okhotsk[15].
  • Kani Kōsen's published in is recorded as Senki[16].
  • Kani Kōsen's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '蟹工船'}[17].
  • Kani Kōsen's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '「おい地獄さ行(え)ぐんだで!」二人はデッキの手すりに寄りかかって、蝸牛(かたつむり)が背のびをしたように延びて、海を抱え込んでいる函館の街を見ていた。'}[18].
  • Kani Kōsen's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'そして、彼等は、立ち上った。――もう一度!'}[19].
  • Kani Kōsen's copyright status is recorded as public domain[20].
  • Kani Kōsen's form of creative work is recorded as novella[21].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Kani Kōsen authored Takiji Kobayashi[3].

Publication

Kani Kōsen was released on 1929[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[8].

Subject and Themes

Kani Kōsen is associated with the proletarian literature movement[5].

Why It Matters

Kani Kōsen ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1929-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Copyright status public domain
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    Country of origin Empire of Japan
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