The Waiting Years
1957 novel by Fumiko Enchi
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The Waiting Years (originally published under the title 女坂 Onnazaka) is a novel by Fumiko Enchi, set within the milieu of an upper-class Japanese family in the last years of the 19th century. It was first published in 1957 and won the Noma Prize.[1][2][3][4] An English translation, by John Bester, has been published by Kodansha. The novel is primarily set in the district of Asakusa and Fukushima Prefecture.
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| Author | Fumiko Enchi |
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| Original title | 女坂 |
Publication date | 1957 |
| Awards | Noma Prize |
