Megumu Sagisawa
Megumu Sagisawa ( Japanese 鷺 沢 萠 , Sagisawa Megumu , actually: Megumi Matsuo ( 松尾 め ぐ み ); born June 8, 1968 in Setagaya , Tokyo ; † April 11, 2004 ) was a Japanese writer.
Life
Sagisawa began studying Russian literature at Sophia University in 1987 , which she did not graduate. With her first work Kawaberi no michi ("The Path on the River", 1987) she received the prize for young authors from the literary magazine Bungakukai . Her next novel, Kaerenu hitobito ("Those Who Can Never Turn Back ," 1989) was nominated for the Akutagawa Prize . With novels such as Shōnentachi no owaranai yoru (1989), Stylish Kids (1990), Hazakura no hi (1990), Kakeru shōnen (1992, Izumi-Kyōka Literature Prize ); Daitōryō no Kurisumasu tsurii (1994), F-Rakudaisei (1996) and Bye-Bye (1997), Sagisawa established herself as a portraitist of an uprooted youth who was assigned to the so-called Freeter literature . In the 1990s, the essay volumes Machi e deyō, kisu o shiyō (1991) and Kenari mo hana, sakura mo hana (1994) were published. In 2004, Sagisawa ended her life at the age of thirty-five.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sagisawa, Megumu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 鷺 沢 萠 (Japanese); Matsuo, Megumi (real name); 松尾 め ぐ み (real name, Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 8, 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tokyo |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 11, 2004 |