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Yaeko Nogami (野上弥生子 Nogami Yaeko?, 6 May 1885 - 30 March 1985) was the pen-name of a novelist in Shōwa period Japan. Her maiden name was Kotegawa Yae.

Nogami was born in Usuki in Oita prefecture as the daughter of a wealthy sake brewer. She was taught at home by private tutors, including Kubo Kaizo, who introduced her to classic Chinese literature, classic Japanese literature and taught her the art of writing tanka poetry. She met the novelist Kinoshita Naoe, who persuaded her to enter the Meiji-Jogakkō, a Christian-orientated girls’ school in Tokyo. While a student in Tokyo, she met Nogami Toyoichirō, a student of Noh drama and English literature under Natsume Sōseki. They were married in 1906, but she continued to work towards literary re Yaeko Nogami (野上弥生子 Nogami Yaeko?, 6 May 1885 - 30 March 1985) was the pen-name of a novelist in Shōwa period Japan. Her maiden name was Kotegawa Yae.

Nogami was born in Usuki in Oita prefecture as the daughter of a wealthy sake brewer. She was taught at home by private tutors, including Kubo Kaizo, who introduced her to classic Chinese literature, classic Japanese literature and taught her the art of writing tanka poetry. She met the novelist Kinoshita Naoe, who persuaded her to enter the Meiji-Jogakkō, a Christian-orientated girls’ school in Tokyo. While a student in Tokyo, she met Nogami Toyoichirō, a student of Noh drama and English literature under Natsume Sōseki. They were married in 1906, but she continued to work towards literary recognition. Her first published work was a short story Enishi ("Ties of Love") in the literary magazine Hototogisu in 1907.

In the 1910s, Nogami submitted poems and short stories to the mainstream literary journal Chuo Koron, Shincho, and to the feminist magazine Seito, and gained a substantial following with fans of the proletarian literature movement. She maintained a correspondence with fellow female writers Yuasa Yoshiko and Miyamoto Yuriko, with whom she shared the sentiment that literature must serve a purpose towards increasing morality and social activism. In 1922, she published Kaijin maru ("The Neptune", tr. 1957), a shocking semi-factual account of four men in the crew of a wrecked fishing boat who must struggle with the choice of starvation or cannibalism. This novel was adapted into the 1962 film Ningen directed by Kaneto Shindo.

Nogami started to explore historical fiction in the 1920s, with Oishi Yoshio, a story about one of the Forty-seven Ronin in 1926.

As the Japanese government turned increasingly toward totalitarianism and it appeared that war was inevitable, she and her husband traveled to Europe where they witnessed the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War and ominous signs that would lead up to World War II. They returned to Japan prior to the outbreak of WWII, and she concentrated on her writing. In the post-war period, she resumed her contacts with Miyamoto Yuriko, and joined her in the foundation of the Shin Nihon Bungakukai.

Her postwar output was prolific and varied, including Hideyoshi to Rikyu ("Hideyoshi and Rikyu", 1962–1963), in which she explores the relationship between artist and patron (in this case Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Sen no Rikyū). The novel was adapted into the film Rikyu by Japanese director Hiroshi Teshigahara.

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	Hideyoshi and Rikyu by Yaeko Nogami, Maya Mortimer (Translator) 3.96 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1964 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Labyrinth by Yaeko Nogami, Maya Mortimer (Translation), Anthony Mortimer (Translation) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1952 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Neptune and The Foxes by Yaeko Nogami, Ryouzou Matsumoto (Translator) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1922	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Girisha Rōma Shinwa: Tsuketari Indo Hokuō Shinwa by Yaeko Nogami, 野上弥生子 (翻訳) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — expected publication 32767 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Meiro it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	哀しき少年 liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1966	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Son child all novel young <6> Oishi Yoshio Takaya Nogami Yuya (1997) ISBN: 4000921061 [Japanese Import] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death <2> A New life of father Nogami Yaeko all novel (1997) ISBN: 4000921029 [Japanese Import] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nogami Yaeko little brother all novel <3> around (1997) ISBN: 4000921037 [Japanese Import] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Watch Nogami Yaeko all novels crazy <5> Sumiko (1997) ISBN: 4000921053 [Japanese Import] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Нынешнюю мировую войну можно приравнять к всемирному потопу. Люди, поступавшие до сих пор, как им заблагорассудится, будут потоплены. И вся Япония тоже. Я готово разделить участь всех. Но ты, Мандзабуро, должен находиться в ковчеге. Да и не только ты. Все люди искусства, все, кто служит ему, все, кто посвятил искусству свою жизнь, достойны быть в ковчеге. Ведь и христианский бог, зная, что потоп прекратится по его воле, велел отправиться в ковчеге тому, кто жил в старом мире, но чьего истребления он не желал. Недалек тот час, когда кончится нынешний всемирный потоп. К этому времени Япония будет находиться в ещё более жалком положении, чем теперь. Если и схлынет воды, то останется море зловонной грязи. Руки врага крепко схватили страну и не сразу отпустят её. И схваченная за горло Япония будет барахтаться на самом дне, в этой грязи, как болотная черепаха. Но запомни одно, Мандзабуро. Сколько бы ни было этой грязи и как глубока она ни была, всё, что издревле было в Японии красивого, нельзя запачкать или погубить. Когда танцуешь ты, то даже грязь начинает излучать сияние.”
― Yaeko Nogami, The Labyrinth

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