Seiko Tanabe
Japanese novelist and writer (1928-2019) · Japan · On the map · Writers · Died at 91
Seiko Tanabe was a Japanese author. She graduated from the Department of Japanese Literature of Shōin Joshi Senmon Gakkō. 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.
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2019Died6 June 20192008Order of CultureAward2003Rennyo PrizeAward2000Person of Cultural MeritAward1998Izumi Kyōka Prize for LiteratureAward1995Medal with Purple RibbonAward1994Kikuchi Kan PrizeAward1993Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for LiteratureAward1987Women's Literature PrizeAward1963Akutagawa PrizeAward1928Born27 March 1928
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About this person
The honorific nicknamed the L. M. Montgomery of Japan after her death in 2019.
Country
Japan
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1928 to 2019 · aged 91
Where to find them
The same award as Seiko
Seiichi MorimuraBoth received Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature
Aiko SatōBoth received Women's Literature PrizeJunichi WatanabeBoth received Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for LiteratureKyoko HayashiBoth received Women's Literature PrizeTaku MikiBoth received Rennyo Prize
Shōtarō IkenamiBoth received Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature
Aiko SatōBoth received Women's Literature PrizeJunichi WatanabeBoth received Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for LiteratureKyoko HayashiBoth received Women's Literature PrizeTaku MikiBoth received Rennyo PrizeShōtarō IkenamiBoth received Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature