Kani Kōsen
Kani Kōsen (蟹工船, "The Crab Cannery Ship") is a 1929 short story by Japanese author Takiji Kobayashi which was first serialized in the May and June 1929 issues of the communist literary magazine Senki In September of the same year, it was released as a standalone book by Senki Company. The book was banned by government censors, but not before selling 15,000 copies. The short story has been released in English as The Cannery Boat (1933), The Factory Ship (1973), and The Crab Cannery Ship (2013).
| Author | Takiji Kobayashi |
|---|---|
| Original title | 蟹工船 |
| Country | Empire of Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Genre | Proletarian literature |
| Publisher | Senki |
Publication date | 1929 |
Published in English | 1933 |
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