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| - Nankichi Niimi(新美 南吉Niimi Nankichi, July 30, 1913–March 22, 1943) is a Japanese author, also sometimes known as the Hans Christian Andersen of Japan.[citation needed] This template name redirects to {{[[Template:|]]<i>…</i>}} which may be edited using [[ edit]]. See also 1.
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* Wikipedia:Template messages/Redirect pages This is a redirect from a page that has been moved/renamed. This page was kept as a redirect to avoid breaking links that may have been made, both internally and externally, to the old article title. This template automatically tags any redirect that results from a page move. For more information, see the Category:Redirects from moves linked on the documentation page. Niimi was born in Yanabe, Handa Aichi on July 30 1913. He lost his mother when he was only four years old. His literary skill was already noticeable at an early age. During his elementary school graduation ceremony, he presented a haiku that impressed most people at the ceremony. The Dandelion So Many Days Trampled Today’s Flower At age 18 Niimi moved to Tokyo to enter the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. He fell sick with tuberculosis while in Tokyo shortly after graduating, and returned to his hometown. He worked there, first as an elementary school teacher, then as a women's high school teacher. He died at age 29. Although no prolific, he shows great talent in all of his writings. His works are known for their accuracy and lively depictions of humans. He is also often compared to Kenji Miyazawa. There is a Niimi Nankichi Memorial Museum in his birthplace, Handa.
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