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妖
ある中年婦人の、倦怠した家庭生活と放恣な夢とを、敗戦後の市井が映し出された風俗の中に描いた名短編「妖」を中心に、「家のいのち」「くろい神」「虚空の赤んぼ」「男のほね」「殺す」「耳瓔珞」「妾腹」「水草色の壁」「二世の縁 拾遺」の、全十編を収録する。「女坂」によって野間文芸賞を得た女史の、さらに戦後社会における女の生活と感情をごく現実的に描く諸作で編まれた珠玉集。
Published June 1, 1960
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Fumiko Enchi
54 books217 followersSee author 円地文子.
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. She was introduced to literature by her grandmother, who showed her to the likes of The Tale of Genji, as well as to Edo period gesaku novels and to the kabuki and bunraku theater. By 13 years old her reading list had grown to include works of the lights of Oscar Wilde, Edgar Allan Poe, Kyōka Izumi, Nagai Kafū, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. She discovered a special interest in the sadomasochistic aestheticism style of Jun'ichirō Tanizaki,
She was inspired to write plays after attended lectures by the founder of modern Japanese drama, Kaoru Osanai.
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. She was introduced to literature by her grandmother, who showed her to the likes of The Tale of Genji, as well as to Edo period gesaku novels and to the kabuki and bunraku theater. By 13 years old her reading list had grown to include works of the lights of Oscar Wilde, Edgar Allan Poe, Kyōka Izumi, Nagai Kafū, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. She discovered a special interest in the sadomasochistic aestheticism style of Jun'ichirō Tanizaki,
She was inspired to write plays after attended lectures by the founder of modern Japanese drama, Kaoru Osanai.
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