was a Japan

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ese author and Communist Party

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The Japanese Communist Party is a left-wing political party in Japan.The JCP advocates the establishment of a society based on socialism, democracy and peace, and opposition to militarism...

 politician.

Nakano was born in Maruoka

Maruoka, Fukui

was a town located in Sakai District, Fukui, Japan.On March 20, 2006 Maruoka, the towns of Harue, Mikuni and Sakai were merged to form the new city of Sakai....

, now part of Sakai, Fukui

Sakai, Fukui

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. In 1914 he enrolled in middle school in Fukui, Fukui

Fukui, Fukui

is the capital of Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The city is located in the north-central part of the prefecture on the coast of the Sea of Japan.-Demographics:...

, and attended high school in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa

Hiratsuka, Kanagawa

is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the city had an estimated population of 259,991 and the density of 3,830 persons per km²...

 and Kanazawa, Ishikawa

Kanazawa, Ishikawa

is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.-Geography, climate, and population:Kanazawa sits on the Sea of Japan, bordered by the Japan Alps, Hakusan National Park and Noto Peninsula National Park. The city sits between the Sai and Asano rivers. Its total area is 467.77 km².Kanazawa's...

. In 1924 he entered the German literature

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 department of the University of Tokyo

University of Tokyo

, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...

. In 1931 he joined the Japanese Communist Party

Japanese Communist Party

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, for which he was arrested in 1934. Immediately after World War II

World War II

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 he rejoined the party, and in 1947 began a three-year term as elected representative to the government. In 1958 he was elected to the party's Central Committee

Central Committee

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, but in 1964 was expelled due to political conflicts.

His autobiographical novels include Nami no aima (Between the Waves, 1930), Muragimo (In the Depths of the Heart, 1954), and Kō otsu hei tei (ABCD, 1965-1969). Nakano received the 1959 Yomiuri Prize

Yomiuri Prize

The is a prestigious literary award in Japan. The prize was founded in 1948 by the Yomiuri Shinbun Company to help form a "cultural nation". The winner is awarded one million Japanese yen and an inkstone.-Award categories:...

for Nashi no hana.