Fumiko Enchi (1905–1986)

Educated in the classics, Enchi Fumiko began writing plays but turned to fiction. Her novels and short stories often focus on the emotional lives of middle-aged women struggling against the constraints of Japanese society. Enchi's translation into modern Japanese of the Heian Period novel, The Tale of Genji, was widely respected. Allusions to Genji and the device of imbedding classical elements within the modern story enrich her fiction. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Masks… (lisätietoja)