Taeko Kono

Japanese writer (1926-2015) · Japan · On the map · Writers · Died at 88

Taeko Kono was a Japanese writer who was active during the latter half of the 20th century. Kōno belonged to a generation of female Japanese writers who became more well-known in the 1960s and 70s. She established a reputation for herself as an acerbic essayist, a playwright, and a literary critic.

Taeko Kono is read about 37 times a day, in 9 languages.

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2015Died29 January 20152014Order of CultureAward2002Kawabata awardAwardPerson of Cultural MeritAward2000Mainichi art awardAward1999Sei Itō AwardAward1991Noma Literary PrizeAward1980Tanizaki PrizeAward1968Yomiuri PrizeAward1967Women's Literature PrizeAward1963Akutagawa PrizeAward1926Born30 April 1926

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