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Fumiko Enchi (円地 文子, Enchi Fumiko, 2 October 1905 – 12 November 1986) was the pen-name of Fumiko Ueda, one of the most prominent Japanese women writers in the Shōwa period of Japan. As a writer, Enchi is best known for her explorations into the ideas of sexuality, gender, human identity, and spirituality.
Enchi Fumiko (born Oct. 2, 1905, Tokyo, Japan—died Nov. 14, 1986, Tokyo) was a Japanese novelist best known for her depiction of women’s struggles within Japanese society. Enchi Fumiko was the daughter of Ueda Kazutoshi, a prominent professor of Japanese linguistics at Tokyo University.
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Aug 18, 2018. In the midst of Showa Era (1926-89) Japan, with patriarchy dominating and imperialism rising, a young female playwright, Fumiko Enchi (1905-86), started a literary career that would...
FUMIKO ENCHI was born in Tokyo in 1905, the daughter of the great Meiji scholar Ueda Mannen. She is the author of many novels and stories, and has produced a ten-volume translation of The Take of Genji into modern Japanese.
Fumiko Enchi has 54 books on Goodreads with 39819 ratings. Fumiko Enchi’s most popular book is Masks.
Fumiko Enchi was the pen name of the late Japanese Shōwa period playwright and novelist Fumiko Ueda. The daughter of a linguist, Fumiko learned a lot about French, English, Japanese and Chinese literature through private tutorage. Fumiko suffered from poor health as a child and spent most of her time at home.
Fumiko Enchi was a Japanese novelist who wrote about female sexuality and psychology. She was born in 1905, married a journalist, survived cancer and war, and died in 1986.
