Jakucho Setouchi ✓
(1922–2021)
writer
Japan
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Jakucho Setouchi (1922–2021) was a Japan writer.
About Jakucho Setouchi
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.
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Order of Culture|Noma Literary Prize|Asahi Prize|Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature|Women's Literature Prize|Tanizaki Prize|Toshiko Tamura Prize|Person of Cultural Merit|International Nonino Prize
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