Jakucho Setouchi: Difference between revisions

Setouchi was born in [[Tokushima, Tokushima|Tokushima]] in [[1922]]. She attended [[Tokyo Women's Christian University]] and graduated with a degree in [[Japanese Literature]]. After a love affair with one of her husband's students, she left her house and got an official divorce to leave for TokyoTōkyō and pursue her career of a writer.

Setouchi's first literary award reception for ''Kashin'' was criticized as pornography. Upon being awarded the [[Women's Literary Prize]] for ''Natsu no Owari'' she proved herself as a writer. She has also received one of Japan's more prestigious literary awards, the [[Tanizaki Prize]] for her novel ''Hana ni Toe'' in [[1992]]. In [[1973]] she took up Buddhist vows and became a Buddhist nun at ChusonjiChūsonji Temple in [[Hiraizumi, Iwate|Hiraizumi, Iwate prefecture]] and received her name JakuchoJakuchō.