Bangiku (short story)
| "Bangiku" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Fumiko Hayashi | |
| Translator | John Bester (1956) Lane Dunlop (1986) |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Bungei Shunjū |
| Publication type | Magazine |
| Media type | |
| Publication date | 1948 |
| Published in English | 1956, 1986 |
Bangiku (Japanese: 晩菊, Hepburn: Bangiku), translated into English as A Late Chrysanthemum and Late Chrysanthemum, is a short story by Japanese writer Fumiko Hayashi, first published in 1948. It received the Women's Literary Award the same year and was later adapted into a film. The story describes an ageing ex-geisha who makes preparations to meet a former lover while reflecting on her past life.