About Michiko Ishimure
Lived 1927 – 2018 (aged 90). Michiko Ishimure was a Japanese novelist, poet and writer.
was a Japanese writer and activist.
She won the 1973 Ramon Magsaysay Award, among the most prestigious awards in Asia, for publicizing writings about Minamata disease, which was extremely controversial at the time.
Select works Paradise in the Sea of Sorrow: Our Minamata Disease (1969) translated into English by Livia Monnet and into German by Ursula Graefe. Story of the Sea of Camellias (1976) translated into English by Livia Monnet Lake of Heaven (1997) translated into English by Bruce Allen. Anima no tori (Birds of Spirit) (1999) Shiranui: A Contemporary Noh Drama translated into English by Bruce Allen.
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Who was Michiko Ishimure?
Japanese writer (1927-2018)
When was Michiko Ishimure born?
Michiko Ishimure was born on 11 March 1927 in Kawaura.
When did Michiko Ishimure die?
Michiko Ishimure died on 10 February 2018 in Kumamoto.
What was Michiko Ishimure's occupation?
Michiko Ishimure was a novelist, poet and writer.
What nationality was Michiko Ishimure?
Michiko Ishimure was Japanese.
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