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Yoko Ogawa: Japanese Novelist (1962-).
Born in Okayama (age 64).
12 awards including Akutagawa Prize.
Yoko Ogawa has 1 credits in our database.
Studied at Waseda University.
Filmography (1)
AWARDS (12)
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Akutagawa Prize
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Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature
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Japan Art Academy Prize
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Japan Foundation Award
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Biography
Yōko Ogawa is a Japanese writer. Her work has won every major Japanese literary award, including the Akutagawa Prize and the Yomiuri Prize. Internationally, she has been the recipient of the Shirley Jackson Award and the American Book Award. The Memory Police was also shortlisted for the International Booker Prize in 2020.
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Yoko Ogawa is 64 years old, born on .
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Yoko Ogawa was born in Okayama.
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Yoko Ogawa has 1 credits in our database. Notable titles include The Professor's Beloved Equation (2006).
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