Fumiko Enchi

Fumiko Enchi (円地 文子, Enchi Fumiko, 2 October 1905 – 12 November 1986)[1] was the pen-name of Fumiko Ueda, one of the most prominent Japanese women writers in the Shōwa period of Japan.[2] As a writer, Enchi is best known for her explorations into the ideas of sexuality, gender, human identity, and spirituality.[3]

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Fumiko Enchi
Native name	円地 文子
Born	Ueda Fumi (上田 富美) (1905-10-02)2 October 1905 Tokyo, Japan
Died	12 November 1986(1986-11-12) (aged 81) Tokyo, Japan
Resting place	Yanaka Cemetery, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Writer, playwright
Notable awards	Women’s Literature Prize (1955, 1966) Noma Literary Prize (1957) Tanizaki Prize (1969) Order of Culture (1985)