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Today’s Doodle, illustrated by guest artist Yuko Shimizu, celebrates the 116th birthday of Japanese novelist, essayist, and feminist Aya Kōda, widely revered as one of the most１ luminary Japanese authors of her time. Kōda’s writing ２eloquently explored topics like familial relationships, gender roles, and traditional Japanese culture, and she came to be closely associated with the appearance of the kimono in her work.

Aya Kōda was born on this day in 1904 in the Japanese capital of Tokyo. Her father, Rohan Kōda, was one of Japan’s most esteemed authors, and Kōda began her writing career at age 43 with an essay about him for a literary journal.

１　著名な
2　雄弁に

In the 1940s and ‘50s, Kōda honed her 3captivating style through a series of similarly autobiographical essays that ４chronicled her life with the eccentric Rohan. Despite her unexpected literary success, she stopped writing for several months to work as a maid at a geisha house. Kōda’s experience among the ５kimono-clad women there inspired her 1955 debut novel “Nagareru” (“Flowing”), which is cited as a critical turning point in her career.

3 魅惑的な
4　年代記として記録する
5　着物姿の

Today’s Doodle artwork depicts Kōda dressed in a kimono, a subject she examined so frequently that her first 1958-’59 essay collection featured covers made of hand-stitched kimono fabric. In the background of the Doodle artwork is the Horinji Temple found in Japan’s Nara prefecture. The Kōda family had strong ties to ６pagodas, and when a fire caused by lightning burnt down the original Horinji Temple in 1944, Kōda raised money that helped fund its 1970s reconstruction. Kōda went on to produce a prolific body of work, much of which can be found in her 23-volume, career-spanning collection published from 1994-’97.

Happy birthday, Aya Kōda, and thank you for sharing the fabric of Japanese culture with the world!

6　仏塔

昨日のやつです。
日本の幸田文が出ていました。
幸田露伴の娘で、彼女も小説家です。
ただ物書きになったのは40を超えてからで、遅咲きだったようです、これには驚き。
国語の教科書にも名前ぐらいは出てくる人物だと思います。