Jakucho Setouchi

Jakucho Setouchi
Jakucho Setouchi
	Setouchi in 2012
Native name	瀬戸内寂聴
Born	Harumi Mitani; 15 May 1922; Tokushima, Japan
Died	9 November 2021 (aged 99); Kyoto, Japan
Occupation	Writer
Genre	Novels
Notable works	Kashin, Natsu no Owari, Hana ni Toe, The Tale of Genji

Jakucho Setouchi^{[n 1]} (15 May 1922 – 9 November 2021; born Harumi Mitani),^{[n 2]} formerly known as Harumi Setouchi,^{[n 3]}^[1] was a Japanese Buddhist nun, writer, and activist. Setouchi wrote a best-selling translation of The Tale of Genji and over 400 fictional biographical and historical novels.^[2]^[3] In 1997, she was honoured as a Person of Cultural Merit, and in 2006, she was awarded the Order of Culture of Japan.

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^ Mulhern, Chieko Irie (1994). Japanese Women Writers: A Bio-critical Sourcebook. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 345. ISBN 9780313254864.
^ Smith, Harrison (29 November 2021). "Jakucho Setouchi, Buddhist nun and best-selling Japanese author, dies at 99". The Washington Post. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
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[4] Mulhern, Chieko Irie (1994). Japanese Women Writers: A Bio-critical Sourcebook. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 345. ISBN 9780313254864.

[WaPo_obit-5] Smith, Harrison (29 November 2021). "Jakucho Setouchi, Buddhist nun and best-selling Japanese author, dies at 99". The Washington Post. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

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