| Iwahashi Kunie | |
| Native Name: | 岩橋邦枝 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Birth Date: | 10 October 1934 |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
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was a Japanese novelist.[1] She was considered "the female Shintaro Ishihara".
Born Kunie Nemoto (邦枝根本), Iwahashi was born in Hiroshima.[2] Her mother and father were both teachers and Christians. The family evacuated from Hiroshima to Saga, Kyushu two months before the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945.
Iwahashi's career began when she gained attention for her writing while attending Ochanomizu Women's College. Her short story "Gyakukoosen" was one of these early works. It was adapted into a movie by the Nikkatsu film studio.[3] Iwahashi graduated in 1957 with a degree in pedagogical sociology. The same year, she was employed as a special feature writer for a magazine.
She married in 1957 and had one daughter. Iwahashi's husband died of cancer in 1983.
| Japanese Title | Reading | English Title | Publish Date | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 逆光線 (short story collection) | Gyakukoosen | Counter-lights | 1956 | Mikasashobo | |
| 静かなみじかい午後 (short story collection) | Shizukana mijikai gogo | A Brief Quiet Afternoon | 1976 | Kawadeshobo | |
| 浅い眠り (short story collection) | Asai nemuri | A Light Sleep | 1982 | Kodansha | |
| 真夏日 (short story collection) | Manatsubi | Midsummer Days | 1984 | Kodansha | |
| 愛と反逆 近代女性史を創った女たち (biographies) | Ai to hangyaku: kindai josei shi o tsukutta onna tachi | Love and Rebellion: Women who made History | 1984 | Kodansha | |
| 伴侶 (novel) | Hanryo | Life Companion | 1985 | Shinchosha | |
| 中空に (short story collection) | Nakazora ni | In Mid-Air | 1987 | Kodansha | |
| 迷鳥 (short story collection) | Meichoo | Birds at a Loss | 1988 | Kodansha | |
| 浮橋 (novel) | Ukihashi | A Floating Bridge | 1992 | Kodansha |