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Ichiyō Higuchi


Born
in Japan
May 02, 1872

Died
November 23, 1896

Genre
Poetry, Fiction


See also 樋口 一葉.

Pen name of poet and writer Natsu Higuchi. She studied at the Haginosha school of poetry run by Utako Nakajima and showed talent from early on. After her father’s death in 1889, she began writing novels to make a living, but she also had a sideline business, a general merchandise store, because she could not survive on income from writing alone. In less than a year from the end of 1894, she successively published such masterpieces as Otsugumori (The Last Day of the Year), Take Kurabe (Comparing Heights), Nigorie (Troubled Waters), and Jusanya (13th Night). She died at the young age of 24 from tuberculosis.

Her image currently appears on the Japanese 5000-yen banknote. ...more

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Average rating: 3.95 · 1,918 ratings · 266 reviews · 110 distinct works • Similar authors
Cerezos en la oscuridad
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3.83 avg rating — 554 ratings — published 1895 — 14 editions
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Acque torbide (Nigorie) 1895
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In The Shade of Spring Leav...
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The Thirteenth Night
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Un día de nieve
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たけくらべ [Takekurabe]
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Zápolení
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A veure qui és més alt. Mid...
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Pět japonských novel
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3.78 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1969
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Na rozstaju. Wybór opowiadań
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