Michiko Yamamoto

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Michiko Yamamoto
Native name
古屋道子
Born1936 (age 87–88)
Tokyo, Japan
Pen name山本道子
OccupationWriter
LanguageJapanese
NationalityJapanese
Genre
Notable works
  • "Mahō"
  • "Betei-san no niwa"
  • Mofuku no ko
Notable awards
  • 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

Izumi Kyoka Prize for Literature
.

Biography

Yamamoto was born 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

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

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  3. ^ Domini, John (January 1, 1984). "Exile and Detention". The New York Times. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  4. ^ "新潮新人賞 過去の受賞作品" (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  5. ^ "芥川賞受賞者一覧" (in Japanese). 日本文学振興会. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  6. ^ "泉鏡花文学賞" (in Japanese). City of Kanagawa. Retrieved July 10, 2018.