About Jun Henmi
Lived 1939 – 2011 (aged 72). Jun Henmi was a Japanese novelist, waka poet and writer.
, known by her pen name , was a Japanese writer and poet. She was known for her works of fiction and nonfiction about people affected by World War II.
Biography Henmi was born in Mizuhashi (now part of Toyama City), Toyama Prefecture. She was the daughter of Gen'yoshi Kadokawa, founder of publisher Kadokawa Shoten and the older sister of Haruki Kadokawa.
Henmi won the Nitta Jirō Culture Prize in 1984 for her 1983 book ,
Henmi died on September 21, 2011, after collapsing in her home in a Tokyo suburb. She was 72 years old.
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Who was Jun Henmi?
Japanese writer (1939–2011)
When was Jun Henmi born?
Jun Henmi was born on 26 July 1939 in Toyama Prefecture.
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Jun Henmi died on 21 September 2011 in Tokyo.
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Jun Henmi was a novelist, waka poet and writer.
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Jun Henmi was Japanese.
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