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Writer
Michiko Ishimure
Famoose for
Giving literary voice to people affected by Minamata disease.
Paradise in the Sea of Sorrow · Story of the Sea of Camellias
- Born
- 11 March 1927
- Birthplace
- Kawaura
- Died
- 10 February 2018
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Michiko Ishimure
Michiko Ishimure was a Japanese writer and activist whose work brought public attention to the human experience of Minamata disease.
Early life
Kumamoto Prefecture
Born in Kawaura, now part of Amakusa, in 1927.
Career
- 1969
Major work
Published Paradise in the Sea of Sorrow.
- 1973
Magsaysay Award
Received recognition for her writing on Minamata.
- 1997
Later fiction
Published Lake of Heaven.
Selected work
Paradise in the Sea of Sorrow
Examines the Minamata tragedy.
Story of the Sea of Camellias
A later prose work.
Lake of Heaven
A novel translated into English.
Beyond work
Beyond prose
Also wrote a contemporary Noh drama, Shiranui.
Sources & photo credit
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