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Hiroko Takenishi

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Japanese writer

JapanWritersBorn 1929 · age 97
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Hiroko Takenishi is a Japanese fiction writer and literary critic. Takenishi is best known for her semi-autobiographical short story "The Rite" (1963), which tells of her experience surviving the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima. In 2012 she was named a Person of Cultural Merit for her writing.

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2012Person of Cultural Merit
2003Noma Literary Prize
1994Japan Art Academy Prize
1986Mainichi art award
1981Kawabata award
1978Women's Literature Prize
1973Hirabayashi Taiko Prize
1964Toshiko Tamura Prize

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Country
Japan
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
living
Dates
Born 1929 · age 97
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12 languages

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