Fujiko Sawada is a Japanese novelist. She is best-known for her works of historical fiction.
Biography
Sawada was born in
Handa, Japan on September 5.
1948. She graduated from Aichi Women's College in 1965, then moved to
Kyoto
Kyoto (; Japanese language, Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin, Keihanshin metropolitan area along wi ...
in 1966. She married a journalist named Haruo Sawada in the same year, and they had a daughter, .
She also learned to weave
Nishijin-ori
is a traditional textile produced in the district of Kamigyō-ku in Kyoto, Japan.
Originating in Heian-kyōto over 1,200 years ago, weaving is known for its highly-decorative and finely-woven designs, created through the use of tedious a ...
at this time.
Sawada began writing while working as a high school teacher.
Her first story debuted in 1975. She began gaining attention as a writer of historical fiction with her 1978 novel . Her works rarely have happy endings, but her knowledge of Japanese arts clearly shines through.
Selected works
* , 1978
References
1946 births
Living people
20th-century Japanese women writers
People from Handa, Aichi
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