Enchi, Fumiko
Fumiko Enchi (fōō´mē´kō ĕn´chē), 1905–86, Japanese novelist and literary critic. The daughter of a well-known Japanese literary scholar, she first wrote for the theater, later turning to novels and short stories. Enchi's work covers a wide range of subjects, but is generally centered on the inner lives of women and their roles in society. Onnazaka [the waiting years], awarded the Noma Literary Prize in 1957, traces the struggle of a matriarch to hold her family together through the early years of Japan's modernization. A prolific writer despite repeated bouts of illness, Enchi received numerous awards. Her modern Japanese translation of the renowned classical Japanese novel The Tale of Genji received wide acclaim.
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Japanese Literature , Japanese literature, literary works produced in the language of the islands of Japan.
See also Asian drama.
Earliest Writings
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BORN: 1935, Ehime, Shikoku, Japan
NATIONALITY: Japanese
GENRE: Fiction
MAJOR WORKS:
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