Hiroko Takenishi (竹西　寛子, Takenishi Hiroko, Hiroshima, 11 April 1929 -) is a *anese fiction writer and literary critic. Takenishi is best known for her semi-autobiographical short story "The Rite" (1963), which tells of her experience surviving the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima. In 2012 she was named a Person of Cultural Merit for her writing.

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• Hiroko Takenishi at J'Lit Books from *an (in English)