Man Arai
Man Arai (Arai Man; 7 May 1946 – 3 December 2021) was a Japanese writer and singer. In 1987, he won the Noma Literary New Face Prize for Vexation and Akutagawa Prize in 1988 for Tazunebito no Jikan.
Man Arai
- Name
- Man Arai
- Born
- 7 May 1946
- Birthplace
- Niigata, Occupation of Japan, Japan
- Died
- 3 December 2021
- Place of death
- Hakodate, Japan
- Occupation
- Writer Singer
- Nationality
- Japan · Empire of Japan
- Education
- Sophia University · Niigata Meikun Junior and Senior High School · Niigata Shiritsu Yorii Junior High School
- Honours
- Noma Literary New Face Prize · Akutagawa Prize
- Languages
- Japanese
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Man Arai (Arai Man; 7 May 1946 – 3 December 2021) was a Japanese writer and singer. In 1987, he won the Noma Literary New Face Prize for Vexation and Akutagawa Prize in 1988 for Tazunebito no Jikan.
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Man Arai studied at Sophia University, Niigata Meikun Junior and Senior High School and Niigata Shiritsu Yorii Junior High School. The recorded working language is Japanese. Employment is recorded with Dentsu. Distinctions recorded are Noma Literary New Face Prize and Akutagawa Prize.
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• Name — Man Arai • Born — 7 May 1946 • Birthplace — Niigata, Occupation of Japan, Japan • Died — 3 December 2021 • Place of death — Hakodate, Japan • Occupation — Writer Singer
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