was a Japanese novelist. She was considered "the female

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Biography

Born Kunie Nemoto (邦枝根本), Iwahashi was born in Hiroshima. Her mother and father were both teachers and Christians. The family evacuated from

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to Saga,

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two months before the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945. Iwahashi's career began when she gained attention for her writing while attending Ochanomizu Women's College. Her short story "''Gyakukoosen''" was one of these early works. It was adapted into a movie by the

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film studio. Iwahashi graduated in 1957 with a degree in pedagogical sociology. The same year, she was employed as a special feature writer for a magazine.

Personal life

She married in 1957 and had one daughter. Iwahashi's husband died of cancer in 1983.

Awards

* 1982 - for the short story collection ''Asai Nemuri'' * 1986 - for the novel ''Hanryo'' * 1992 - for the novel ''Ukihashi'' * 1994 - for her biography of

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* 2012 -

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for her biography of

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Bibliography

References

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