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Natsuko Higuchi (Japanese: 樋口 夏子, Hepburn: Higuchi Natsuko, 2 May 1872 – 23 November 1896), known by her pen name Higuchi Ichiyō (樋口 一葉), was a Japanese writer during the Meiji era. She was Japan's first professional woman writer of modern literature, specializing in short stories and poetry, and was also an extensive diarist.
Higuchi's novella was read and commended by eminent literary figures including Mori Ōgai, Kōda Rohan and Saitō Ryokuu, who elevated Ichiyō Higuchi to the status of one of the era's most well-liked authors. It was complimented specifically for its in-depth and vivid account of Yoshiwara's distinctive traditions.
On the Last Day of the Year (Japanese: 大つごもり, Hepburn: Ōtsugomori) is a short story by Japanese writer Ichiyō Higuchi first published in 1894. [1] [2] [3] It tells the story of a young housemaid, Omine, who steals money from her employers to help a sick relative.
Encounters on a Dark Night (Japanese: やみ夜, Hepburn: Yamiyo) is a short story by Japanese writer Ichiyō Higuchi first published in 1894. [1] [2] [3] It follows the encounter of a young woman, Oran, with social outcast Naojirō, who discover that both had been treated contemptuously by the same man.
Nigorie (Japanese: にごり江, Hepburn: Nigorie), translated into English as Troubled Waters and Muddy Bay, is a short story [1] by Japanese writer Ichiyō Higuchi, written and published in 1895. [2] It depicts the fate of a courtesan in the red light district of a nameless town during the Meiji era. [2]
An Inlet of Muddy Water (Japanese: にごりえ, romanized: Nigorie), also titled Muddy Waters, is a 1953 Japanese drama film directed by Tadashi Imai.Based on three short stories by Ichiyō Higuchi, it received numerous national film prizes and is regarded as a major work of Imai by film historians.
The Thirteenth Night (Japanese: 十三夜, Hepburn: Jūsan'ya) is a short story by Japanese writer Ichiyō Higuchi first published in 1895. [1] [2] It follows Oseki Harada, a woman married to an abusive husband, who visits her parents to ask for their assent to a divorce.
Higuchi Ichiyō (樋口 一葉) – Takekurabe (Comparing Heights, translated as Child's Play) [15] W. W. Jacobs – Many Cargoes (short stories) Henry James – The Figure in the Carpet; Sarah Orne Jewett – The Country of the Pointed Firs; Olha Kobylianska – Arystokratka "The Lord Commissioner" (John McCoy) – A Prophetic Romance: Mars to ...