Seiko Tanabe | |
|---|---|
 Tanabe in 1966 | |
| Born | 田邉聖子 March 27, 1928 Osaka, Empire of Japan |
| Died | June 6, 2019 (aged 91) Kōbe, Japan |
| Occupation | Writer, translator, critic |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Notable works | Kanshō ryokō (1964) Uba-zakari (1981) Hinekure Issa (1993) Dōton-bori no ame ni wakarete inainari - Senryū sakka Kishimoto Suifu to sono jidai (1993) |
| Notable awards | Akutagawa Prize (1964) Order of Culture (2008) |
| Spouse |
Sumio Kawano (m. 1966) |
Seiko Tanabe (田辺 聖子, Tanabe Seiko, 27 March 1928 – 6 June 2019) was a Japanese author. She graduated from the Department of Japanese Literature of Shōin Joshi Senmon Gakkō (now Osaka Shoin Women's University). Author of numerous novels, she won the Akutagawa Prize, Yomiuri Prize, and Asahi Prize, and received the Order of Culture for her contributions to literature.[1] The honorific nicknamed the L. M. Montgomery of Japan after her death in 2019.
- ^ "Tanabe Seiko". Kotobanku (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 24 December 2016.