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About Chiyo Uno

Birth

1897

Death

1996

Biography

Chiyo Uno was a Japanese author and kimono designer, known for her contributions to Japanese fashion, film, and literature.

Chiyo Uno was a prominent Japanese writer whose prolific career spanned almost the entire 20th century.

Born in Yokoyama in 1897, she lived an extraordinary life that lasted until 1996.

Her most acclaimed work, Ohan, is a fundamental pillar of modern Japanese literature.

Throughout her career, she published a total of 79 works exploring the complexity of the human experience.

Her literary legacy remains an essential reference for understanding Japanese narrative of the last century.