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Yaeko Nogami
Japanese novelist
Nogami Yaeko | |
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Nogami Yaeko | |
| Born | (1885-05-06)6 May 1885 Usuki, Ōita, Japan |
| Died | 30 March 1985(1985-03-30) (aged 99) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Genre | novels |
Yaeko Nogami (野上 弥生子, Nogami Yaeko, 6 May 1885 – 30 March 1985)[1] was the pen-name of a novelist of the Shōwa period Japan.
Her maiden name was Kotegawa Yae.
Early life
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.
Yaeko Nogami - Wikipedia
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 l Shōwa (1926-1989) - Japanese Literature, Meiji to Heisei: A ... SASA