Yamamoto, Michiko (1936–)

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Yamamoto, Michiko (1936–)

Japanese novelist and poet. Born 1936 in Tokyo, Japan.

Lived with husband in Australia and wrote about experiences there; works include There is a Snake, An Umbrella on Sunday, Trees of People, Magic, which won the Shincho Prize (1972), and Bettysan, which won Akutagawa Prize (1972).