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Tomie Ōhara was born on 28 September, 1912 in Japan, is a Japanese novelist. Discover Tomie Ōhara's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 87 years old?

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Occupation Novelist
Age 87 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 28 September 1912
Birthday 28 September
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Date of death 27 February, 2000
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Nationality Japan

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Tomie Ōhara was a Japanese novelist.

She is best known for her novel "A Woman called En".

1912

Ōhara was born in Kochi, Japan on September 28, 1912.

Her father was the principal of an elementary school and had an extensive library that she was welcome to read in.

Her mother died when she was 10 years old.

1927

She studied at Kochi Joshi Shihan Gakko from 1927 to 1930, but dropped out when she contracted tuberculosis.

1935

She finished writing her first story in 1935.

1938

She did not leave the sanatorium until 1938.

Ōhara's writing career began when she was recovering from tuberculosis in the sanatorium.

However, she only began gaining attention as a writer with her 1938 story, which was shortlisted for the Akutagawa Prize.

1941

She then became a member of the Bungei Shuto magazine in 1941, after moving to Tokyo.

1955

Her tuberculosis recurred in 1955 and lasted until 1957.

1957

She published a short story collection in 1957 titled, which won the Women's Literature Award.

The stories in the collection are about patients living in a sanatorium.

1960

She then wrote "A Woman called En" (婉という女) in 1960.

It won the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award and the Noma Literary Prize.

1970

Her novel, which was published in 1970, also won the Women's Literature Award.

1976

In 1976 Ōhara converted to Catholicism.

Her new religion had a clear influence on some of her later books.

1990

In 1990 she was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class.

1991

The Ōhara Tomie Museum of Literature opened in 1991.

1998

She was named a member of the Japan Art Academy in 1998.

2000

Ōhara died on January 27, 2000.