Banana Yoshimoto

Summary

Banana Yoshimoto is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Bunkyō-ku^[2]. She was born on July 24, 1964^[3]. She worked as a writer^[4], short story writer^[5], essayist^[6], and novelist^[7]. She ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,160 views/month, #7,025 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Bunkyō-ku^[2], Banana Yoshimoto…
• Banana Yoshimoto was born on July 24, 1964^[3].
• Banana Yoshimoto's father was Takaaki Yoshimoto^[9].
• Banana Yoshimoto held citizenship in Japan^[10].
• Japanese was Banana Yoshimoto's native language^[11].
• Banana Yoshimoto worked as a writer^[4].
• Banana Yoshimoto's professions included short story writer^[5].
• Banana Yoshimoto worked as an essayist^[6].
• Banana Yoshimoto's professions included novelist^[7].
• Banana Yoshimoto's field of work was literature^[12].
• Banana Yoshimoto was educated at Nihon University^[13].
• A notable work attributed to Banana Yoshimoto is Kitchen^[14].
• A notable work attributed to Banana Yoshimoto is NP^[15].
• A notable work attributed to Banana Yoshimoto is Shirakawa yofune o yobune^[16].
• Banana Yoshimoto received the Kaien Shinjin Bungakusho^[17].
• Banana Yoshimoto received the Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature^[18].
• Banana Yoshimoto received the Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize^[19].
• Banana Yoshimoto received the Murasaki Shikibu Prize^[20].
• Banana Yoshimoto received the Bunkamura Les Deux Magots Literature Award^[21].
• Banana Yoshimoto received the Tanizaki Prize^[22].
• Banana Yoshimoto is recorded as female^[23].
• Banana Yoshimoto's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• Banana Yoshimoto's genre is essay^[25].
• Banana Yoshimoto's family name is recorded as Yoshimoto^[26].
• Banana Yoshimoto's given name is recorded as Banana^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: JP^[29]

• Began / founded: 1964-07-24^[30]

• Community tags: has german audiobooks^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 6cbf50b4-9a3b-4b47-a1f6-e46b6aeff740^[32]

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Origins and Family

Banana Yoshimoto's place of birth was Bunkyō-ku^[2]. She was born on July 24, 1964^[3]. Her father was Takaaki Yoshimoto^[9]. Japanese was her native language^[11].

Education

Banana Yoshimoto's education included a stint at Nihon University^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[4], short story writer^[5], essayist^[6], and novelist^[7]. Banana Yoshimoto's field of work was literature^[12].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Kitchen^[14], a literary work^[33]; NP^[15], a literary work^[34]; and Shirakawa yofune o yobune^[16], a literary work^[35].

Recognition

Awards received include Kaien Shinjin Bungakusho^[17], a literary award^[36], in Japan^[37]; Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature^[18], a literary award^[38], in Japan^[39], founded in 1973^[40]; Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize^[19], a literary award^[41], in Japan^[42], founded in 1988^[43]; Murasaki Shikibu Prize^[20], a literary award^[44], in Japan^[45]; Bunkamura Les Deux Magots Literature Award^[21], a literary award^[46], in Japan^[47]; and Tanizaki Prize^[22], a literary award^[48], in Japan^[49], founded in 1965^[50].

Why It Matters

Banana Yoshimoto ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,160 views/month, #7,025 of 1,000,298).^[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] She is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

Works attributed to her include Kitchen^[53], a literary work^[54]; Goodbye Tsugumi^[55], a literary work^[56]; and NP^[57], a literary work^[58].

FAQs

Where was Banana Yoshimoto born?

Born in Bunkyō-ku^[2], Banana Yoshimoto…

Who were Banana Yoshimoto's parents?

Banana Yoshimoto's father was Takaaki Yoshimoto^[9].

What did Banana Yoshimoto do for work?

Banana Yoshimoto worked as writer^[4], short story writer^[5], essayist^[6], and novelist^[7].

Where did Banana Yoshimoto go to school?

Banana Yoshimoto was educated at Nihon University^[13].

What awards did Banana Yoshimoto receive?

Honors received include Kaien Shinjin Bungakusho^[17], Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature^[18], Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize^[19], and Murasaki Shikibu Prize^[20].