About
A Japanese novelist, poet and scholar, he wrote I Am a Cat and Kokoro. He is widely considered one of the greatest Japanese writers in history.
Before Fame
Born when his mother was forty years old and already had five children, he was raised for a time by an adoptive family (eventually, he was returned to his birth parents).
Trivia
He taught English literature at Tokyo Imperial University.
Family Life
He was born in Tokyo, Japan. In 1895, he married Nakane Kyoko.
Associated With
He was a contemporary of fellow Japanese author, Eiji Yoshikawa.
