Makiko Mori

Makiko Mori was a Japanese novelist. She won the 1980 Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature for her book .

Early life and education Mori was born Eiko Matsuura on December 19, 1934 in Sakata, Japan. She was the second of three children.

Career Mori made her debut as a writer in 1965 with the novel , which won the Bungakukai New Writer's Award and was nominated for the Akutagawa Prize. Three of her works were nominated for the Women's Literature Award. later wrote a book about her life titled .

Style Mori's style was known for her isolated female protagonists who live depressing lives with nihilistic outlooks. They are often emotionally adrift and wander with little sense of identity. Many of her works are about isolation and the inevitability of death.