Tomioka, Taeko (1937–)
Tomioka, Taeko (1937–)
Japanese poet and novelist. Born 1937 in Osaka, Japan; graduate of Osaka Women's University; m. Ikeda Masuo (woodblock artist, div. 1971).
Published 1st collection of poems, Return Present; shifted focus from poetry to fiction; other works include An Opening Day for a Story (1961), which won the Muro Saisei Prize, The Festival for Plants (1973), Family in Hell, and A Lover's Suicide-Ten no Tsunashima; also writes for tv, film and the stage. Received Tamura Toshiko Prize.
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