Hagiwara, Yoko (1920–)
Hagiwara, Yoko (1920–)
Japanese novelist and essayist. Born 1920 in Tokyo, Japan; dau. of Hagiwara Sakutaro (well-known poet).
Works, which often explore her family relationships, include My Father, Hagiwara Sakutaro (1959), A Flower in Heaven-Miyoshi Tatsuji (1966), and The House Twisted by Nettles (1973). Won Essayist Club Prize (1960), Tamura Toshiko Prize, and Shincho Prize for Literature.
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BORN: 1935, Ehime, Shikoku, Japan
NATIONALITY: Japanese
GENRE: Fiction
MAJOR WORKS:
Prize Stock (1958)
A Personal Matter (… Prize Courts , PRIZE COURTS derive their name from their function, which is to pass on the validity and disposition of "prizes," a term referring to the seizure of… Japanese Literature , Japanese literature, literary works produced in the language of the islands of Japan.
See also Asian drama.
Earliest Writings
Although Japanese and C… Perigord , truffles
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Hagiwara, Yoko (1920–)