Takahashi, Takako (1932–)

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Takahashi, Takako (1932–)

Japanese novelist. Born Mar 2, 1932, in Kyoto, Japan; m. Takahashi Kazumi, 1954 (died 1971).

Writings, which are often semi-autobiographical, include The End of the Sky (1973), which won the Tamura Toshiko Prize, Tempter (1976), which won the Izumi Kyoka Prize, Doll Love (1976), Child of Wrath, which won the Yomiuri Prize, and Lonely Woman; moved to Paris (1980) and entered Carmelite convent (1986).