Ayako Sono
Ayako Sono | |
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Ayako Sono in 1956 | |
| Born | Chizuko Machida September 17, 1931 |
| Died | February 28, 2025 (aged 93) Tokyo, Japan |
| Education | University of the Sacred Heart |
| Years active | 1951 – 2022 |
| Notable works | Tamayura (たまゆら) Enrai no kyaku tachi (遠来の客たち) |
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Ayako Sono (曽野 綾子, Sono Ayako; September 17, 1931 – February 28, 2025) was a Japanese writer. She published numerous novels, essays and articles between the 1950s and the early 2020s.
Sono was also considered to be nationalist and conservative. She drawn controversy for advocating for a system similar to South Africa's apartheid for Japan's immigrants. She had also advocated for women to quit their jobs after becoming pregnant.