Fumiko Enchi | |
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| Native name | 円地 文子 |
| Born | Ueda Fumi (上田 富美) 2 October 1905 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | 12 November 1986 (aged 81) Tokyo, Japan |
| Resting place | Yanaka Cemetery, Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Writer, playwright |
| Notable awards | Women’s Literature Prize (1955, 1966) Noma Literary Prize (1957) Tanizaki Prize (1969) Order of Culture (1985) |
Fumiko Enchi (円地 文子, Enchi Fumiko, 2 October 1905 – 12 November 1986)[1] was the pen-name of Fumiko Ueda, one of the most prominent Japanese women writers in the Shōwa period of Japan.[2] As a writer, Enchi is best known for her explorations into the ideas of sexuality, gender, human identity, and spirituality.[3]
- ^ Schierbeck, Sachiko (1994). Japanese Women Novelists in the 20th Century. 104 Biographies, 1900-1993. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press. p. 112.
- ^ Rimer, Thomas J (2014). "The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Drama". New York: Columbia University Press: 170.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Osborne, Hannah (2017-01-02). "Writing behind the scenes: stage and gender in Enchi Fumiko's works". Asian Studies Review. 41 (1): 161–162. doi:10.1080/10357823.2016.1253130. ISSN 1035-7823. S2CID 151433446.