Background
Nakano was born in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, as the son of a carpenter.
中野 孝次
Nakano was born in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, as the son of a carpenter.
University of Tokyo.
He was a graduate of the German literature department of Tokyo University in 1950. From 1952 to 1981, he worked as a professor at Kokugakuin University. Nakano was noted for his translations of the works of Franz Kafka and Hans Erich Nossack into the Japanese language.
Other noteworthy works include Nigai Natsu (“Bitter Summer”, 1979) ad Kisetsu no owari (“The End of the Season”, 1980).