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]
Iwahashi Kunie | |
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Native name | 岩橋邦枝 |
Born | (1934-10-10)October 10, 1934 |
Died | (2014-06-11)June 11, 2014 |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | Japanese |
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.
She married in 1957 and had one daughter. Iwahashi's husband died of cancer in 1983.[1]
Japanese Title | Reading | English Title | Publish Date | Publisher |
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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 |
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