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Yaeko Nogami
Japanese novelist
Nogami Yaeko | |
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Nogami Yaeko | |
| Born | ()6 May Usuki, Ōita, Japan |
| Died | 30 March () (aged&#;99) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Genre | novels |
Yaeko Nogami (野上 弥生子, Nogami Yaeko, 6 May – 30 March )[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.
Noragami yaeko biography of mahatma
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.
While a student in Tokyo, she met Nogami Toyoichirō, a student of Noh drama and English literature under Natsume Sōseki. They were married in , but she continued to work towards literary recognition. Her first published wor