Jakucho Setouchi
Japanese novelist, nun (1922-2021) · Japan · On the map · Writers · Died at 99
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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2021Died9 November 20212018Asahi PrizeAward2011Izumi Kyōka Prize for LiteratureAward2006International Nonino PrizeAwardOrder of CultureAward2001Noma Literary PrizeAward1997Person of Cultural MeritAward1992Tanizaki PrizeAward1963Women's Literature PrizeAward1961Toshiko Tamura PrizeAward1922Born15 May 1922
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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
