Michiko Yamamoto
- Fiction
- Short story
- Poetry
- "Mahō"
- "Betei-san no niwa"
- Mofuku no ko
- Shincho Prize for New Writers
- Akutagawa Prize
- Izumi Kyoka Prize for Literature
Michiko Yamamoto (山本道子, Yamamoto Michiko, born 4 December 1936) is the professional name of Michiko Furuya (古屋道子, Furuya Michiko), a Japanese writer and poet. Yamamoto has won the Shincho Prize for New Writers, the Akutagawa Prize, and the Izumi Kyoka Prize for Literature.
Biography
Yamamoto was born in Nakano, Tokyo and graduated from Atomi University in 1957.[1] Her first three short stories, "Mahō," "Ame no Isu," and "Betei-san no Niwa" appeared in Shinchō magazine in March, July and November 1972 editions, respectively. "Rōjin no Kamo" was published August 1972 in the magazine Fūkei. These four stories were based on her experience living in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, where she had accompanied her husband in 1967.[2] They later appeared in a collective issue. “Betty-san” became the title story for the English version, which was translated by Geraldine Harcourt and published in 1984 by Kodansha.[3]
She lives in Kamakura, Kanagawa with her husband. The couple has two grown daughters.
Literary awards
- 1972 4th Shinchō Prize for New Writers for Mahō (Powers)[4]
- 1972 68th Akutagawa Prize for Betei-san no Niwa (Betty’s Garden)[5]
- 1993 21st Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature[6]
Bibliography
- Mahō (Powers)
- Ame no Isu (Chair in the Rain)
- Betei-san no Niwa (Betty-san)(1973), title story of four short stories
- Rōjin no Kamo (Father Gooze)
- Razō (1974), short stories
- Nichiyōbi no Kasa (1976), poetry
- Yamamoto Michiko Shishū (1976), poetry
- Tenshi yo Umi ni mae (1981), novel
- Umi no Satō-kibi (1982), short stories
- Birejji no Ame (1982), short stories
References
- ^ Mulhern, Chieko Irie, ed. (1994). Japanese Women Writers: A Bio-critical Sourcebook. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313254864.
- ^ Miller, J. Scott (2010). The A to Z of Modern Japanese Literature and Theater. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810876156.
- ^ Domini, John (January 1, 1984). "Exile and Detention". The New York Times. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "新潮新人賞 過去の受賞作品" (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "芥川賞受賞者一覧" (in Japanese). 日本文学振興会. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "泉鏡花文学賞" (in Japanese). City of Kanagawa. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
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