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Enchi Fumiko

Japanese1905 – 1986Literary Fiction

Major Japanese novelist whose work excavates the suppressed desires and spiritual power of women across Japanese history. Her novel Masks is a subtle masterpiece of psychological horror and feminine revenge.

Works

  • MasksPsychological drama of women haunted by masks of female deception→
  • The Waiting YearsNovel of wife sacrificing youth and desires supporting husband's career→
  • A Tale of False FortunesHistorical story of woman navigating family tragedy during wartime Japan→
  • EnchantressSupernatural tale of woman with magical abilities seducing and destroying men→

Related

Kawabata Yasunari·Tanizaki Junichiro·Banana Yoshimoto
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