Michiko Ishimure
Japanese writer and activist (1927–2018)
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Michiko Ishimure (石牟礼道子, Ishimure Michiko; 11 March 1927 – 10 February 2018)[1] was a Japanese writer and activist.
Born11 March 1927
Kawaura, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Died10 February 2018 (aged 90)
Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Knownforwriter, activist, environmentalist, writing
NotableworkParadise in the Sea of Sorrow: Our Minamata Disease, Story of the Sea of Camellias, Lake of Heaven
Michiko Ishimure | |
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| 石牟礼道子 | |
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| Born | 11 March 1927 Kawaura, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | 10 February 2018 (aged 90) Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan |
| Known for | writer, activist, environmentalist, writing |
| Notable work | Paradise in the Sea of Sorrow: Our Minamata Disease, Story of the Sea of Camellias, Lake of Heaven |
She won the 1973 Ramon Magsaysay Award, among the most prestigious awards in Asia, for publicizing writings about Minamata disease, which was extremely controversial at the time.[2]
Select works
- Paradise in the Sea of Sorrow: Our Minamata Disease (1969) translated into English by Livia Monnet[3][4] and into German by Ursula Graefe.[5]
- Story of the Sea of Camellias (1976) translated into English by Livia Monnet[6]
- Lake of Heaven (1997) translated into English by Bruce Allen.[7]
- Anima no tori (Birds of Spirit) (1999)
- Shiranui: A Contemporary Noh Drama translated into English by Bruce Allen.[8]
