Biography

Yasuko Miyake (March 15, 1890 – January 18, 1932) was a Japanese writer and critic. Miyake began participating in the Moyuko-kai ("Thursday Club") of famed writer Natsume Soseki in 1916. She began writing in 1921 and founded the magazine Women Current in 1923. She reached fame with the publication of her novel Honryu (Torrent), adapted into a movie directed by Heinosuke Gosho. Miyake worked toward the emancipation of women.

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