Kunie Iwahashi
Iwahashi Kunie | |
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| Native name | 岩橋邦枝 |
| Born | October 10, 1934 |
| Died | June 11, 2014 |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Japanese |
Kunie Iwahashi (岩橋 邦枝, Iwahashi Kunie, October 10, 1934 – June 11, 2014) was a Japanese novelist.[1] She was considered "the female Shintaro Ishihara".[2]
Biography
[edit]Born Kunie Nemoto (邦枝根本), Iwahashi was born in Hiroshima.[3] Her mother and father were both teachers and Christians. The family evacuated from Hiroshima to Saga, Kyushu two months before the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945.[1]
Iwahashi's career began when she gained attention for her writing while attending Ochanomizu Women's College. Her short story "Gyakukoosen" was one of these early works.[3] It was adapted into a movie by the Nikkatsu film studio.[2] Iwahashi graduated in 1957 with a degree in pedagogical sociology. The same year, she was employed as a special feature writer for a magazine.
Personal life
[edit]She married in 1957 and had one daughter. Iwahashi's husband died of cancer in 1983.[1]
Awards
[edit]- 1982 - Taiko Hirabayashi Prize for the short story collection Asai Nemuri
- 1986 - New Artist Award for the novel Hanryo
- 1992 - Women's Prize for Literature for the novel Ukihashi
- 1994 - Nitta Jirou Prize for her biography of Hasegawa Shigure
- 2012 - Murasaki Shikibu Prize for her biography of Nogami Yaeko[3]
Bibliography
[edit]| Japanese Title | Reading | English Title | Publish Date | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 逆光線 (short story collection) | Gyakukoosen | Counter-lights | 1956 | Mikasashobo |
| 静かなみじかい午後 (short story collection) | Shizukana mijikai gogo | A Brief Quiet Afternoon | 1976 | Kawadeshobo |
| 浅い眠り (short story collection) | Asai nemuri | A Light Sleep | 1982 | Kodansha |
| 真夏日 (short story collection) | Manatsubi | Midsummer Days | 1984 | Kodansha |
| 愛と反逆 近代女性史を創った女たち (biographies) | Ai to hangyaku: kindai josei shi o tsukutta onna tachi | Love and Rebellion: Women who made History | 1984 | Kodansha |
| 伴侶 (novel) | Hanryo | Life Companion | 1985 | Shinchosha |
| 中空に (short story collection) | Nakazora ni | In Mid-Air | 1987 | Kodansha |
| 迷鳥 (short story collection) | Meichoo | Birds at a Loss | 1988 | Kodansha |
| 浮橋 (novel) | Ukihashi | A Floating Bridge | 1992 | Kodansha |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Schierbeck, Sachiko Shibata; Edelstein, Marlene R. (1994). Japanese Women Novelists in the 20th Century: 104 Biographies, 1900-1993. Museum Tusculanum Press. ISBN 9788772892689.
- ^ a b Anderson and Richie (2018). The Japanese Film: Art and Industry - Expanded Edition. Princeton University Press. p. 265.
- ^ a b c 日本人名大辞典+Plus, デジタル版. "岩橋邦枝(いわはし くにえ)とは". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-10-23.
