Agata Hikari
Agata Hikari ( Japanese 干 刈 あ が た , Hikari Agata , civil Asai Kazue ( 浅井 和 枝 ), née Yanagi Kazue ( 柳 和 枝 ); born January 25, 1943 in Ōme , then Nishitama district , Tokyo prefecture ; † September 6th 1992 ) was a Japanese writer.
Hikari began studying at Waseda University , which she dropped out after a year to live as a freelance writer. At first she worked as a copywriter and wrote articles for magazines. Her debut novel Juka no kazoku ( 樹下 の 家族 , 1982) was awarded a prize for new authors. Her novels Uhohho tankentai ( ウ ホ ッ ホ 探 険 隊 , 1983) and Yukkuri Tōkyō joshi marason ( ゆ っ く り 東京 女子 マ ラ ソ ン , 1984) were nominated for the Akutagawa Prize . For Shizuka ni watasu kogane no yubiwa ( し ず か に わ た す こ が ね の ゆ び わ ) she received the 1986 Noma literature prize for debutants. In total, Hikari wrote eighteen novels, plus essays and translations. Some of her novels were made into films. In 1992, Hikari died of stomach cancer.
literature
- John Scott Miller: Historical Dictionary of Modern Japanese Literature and Theater , Scarecrow Press, 2009, ISBN 978-0-8108-5810-7 , p. 33.
Web links
- Agata Hikari Museum (Japanese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Hikari's curriculum vitae on the Agata Hikari Museum website (Japanese), accessed April 11, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hikari, Agata |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 干 刈 あ が た (Japanese); 浅井 和 枝 (real name, Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ōme , Tokyo Prefecture |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 6, 1992 |