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Jakucho Setouchi

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Japanese novelist, nun (1922-2021)

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Jakucho Setouchi, formerly known as Harumi Setouchi, was a Japanese Buddhist nun, writer, and activist. Setouchi wrote a best-selling translation of The Tale of Genji and over 400 fictional biographical and historical novels.

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Awards 9

2018Asahi Prize
2011Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature
2006Order of Culture
2006International Nonino Prize
2001Noma Literary Prize
1997Person of Cultural Merit
1992Tanizaki Prize
1963Women's Literature Prize
1961Toshiko Tamura Prize

Connected to Jakucho 6

Hiromi KawakamiAlso won Women's Literature PrizeShōhei ŌokaAlso won Noma Literary PrizeNatsuo KirinoAlso won Tanizaki PrizeTōson ShimazakiAlso won Asahi PrizeAntónio Lobo AntunesAlso won International Nonino PrizeAya KōdaAlso won Women's Literature Prize

About this person

Jakucho Setouchi, formerly known as Harumi Setouchi, was a Japanese Buddhist nun, writer, and activist. Setouchi wrote a best-selling translation of The Tale of Genji and over 400 fictional biographical and historical novels. In 1997, she was honoured as a Person of Cultural Merit, and in 2006, she was awarded the Order of Culture of Japan.

Country
Japan
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 2021 · aged 99
Written about in
13 languages

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