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Fujiko Sawada

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Fujiko Sawada (澤田ふじ子, born September 5, 1946) is a Japanese novelist. She is best-known for her works of historical fiction.

Biography

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Sawada was born in Handa, Japan on September 5.[1] 1948. She graduated from Aichi Women's College in 1965, then moved to Kyoto in 1966. She married a journalist named Haruo Sawada in the same year, and they had a daughter, Toko Sawada [ja].[2] She also learned to weave Nishijin-ori at this time.[1]

Sawada began writing while working as a high school teacher.[2] Her first story debuted in 1975. She began gaining attention as a writer of historical fiction with her 1978 novel Rajōmon (羅城門). Her works rarely have happy endings, but her knowledge of Japanese arts clearly shines through.[2]

Selected works

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  • Rajōmon (羅城門), 1978

References

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  1. ^ a b "澤田ふじ子とは". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  2. ^ a b c Schierbeck, Sachiko Shibata (1994). Japanese women novelists in the 20th century : 104 biographies, 1900-1993. Marlene R. Edelstein. [Copenhagen]: Museum Tusculanum Press. ISBN 87-7289-268-4. OCLC 32348453.