Yoko Tawada
Japanese writer (1960-) · Japan · On the map · Writers
Yōko Tawada is a Japanese writer currently living in Berlin, Germany. She writes in both Japanese and German. She is a former writer-in-residence at MIT and Stanford University.
Yoko Tawada is read about 255 times a day, in 29 languages.
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2025Nelly Sachs PrizeAward2023Mainichi Publication Culture AwardAward2020Medal with Purple RibbonAward2018Japan Foundation AwardAwardNational Book Award for Translated LiteratureAward2016Kleist PrizeAward2013Art Encouragement PrizesAward2012Yomiuri PrizeAward2011Murasaki Shikibu PrizeAward2003Sei Itō AwardAwardTanizaki PrizeAward2000Izumi Kyōka Prize for LiteratureAward1996Adelbert von Chamisso PrizeAward1991Gunzou Prize for New WritersAward1960Born23 March 1960
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About this person
Country
Japan
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1960 · age 66
Where to find them
The same award as Yoko
László KrasznahorkaiBoth received National Book Award for Translated Literature
Michael OndaatjeBoth received Nelly Sachs Prize
Ilija TrojanowBoth received Adelbert von Chamisso Prize
Hiromi KawakamiBoth received Bunkamura Les Deux Magots Literature Award
Sayaka MurataBoth received Gunzou Prize for New Writers
Yasushi InoueBoth received Noma Literary Prize