Yoko Tawada

Summary

Yoko Tawada is a human^[1]. Born in Tokyo^[2], she… she was born on +1960-03-23T00:00:00Z^[3]. She worked as a novelist^[4], playwright^[5], writer^[6], essayist^[7], and germanist^[8]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (149 views/month, #7,175 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Yoko Tawada was born in Tokyo^[2].
• Yoko Tawada was born in Tokyo^[10].
• Yoko Tawada was born on +1960-03-23T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Yoko Tawada held citizenship in Japan^[11].
• Yoko Tawada worked as a novelist^[4].
• Yoko Tawada's professions included playwright^[5].
• Yoko Tawada's professions included writer^[6].
• Yoko Tawada worked as an essayist^[7].
• Yoko Tawada's professions included germanist^[8].
• Yoko Tawada worked as a literary scholar^[12].
• Yoko Tawada's field of work was essay^[13].
• Yoko Tawada's field of work was creative and professional writing^[14].
• Yoko Tawada's field of work was prose^[15].
• Yoko Tawada's field of work was poetry^[16].
• Yoko Tawada's field of work was drama^[17].
• Yoko Tawada's field of work was literary studies^[18].
• Yoko Tawada's education included a stint at Waseda University^[19].
• Yoko Tawada's education included a stint at University of Hamburg^[20].
• Yoko Tawada was educated at University of Zurich^[21].
• Yoko Tawada received the Gunzou Prize for New Writers^[22].
• Yoko Tawada received the Akutagawa Prize^[23].
• Yoko Tawada received the Adelbert von Chamisso Prize^[24].
• Yoko Tawada received the Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature^[25].
• Yoko Tawada received the Bunkamura Les Deux Magots Literature Award^[26].
• Yoko Tawada received the Tanizaki Prize^[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Tokyo^[2], a metropolitan prefecture^[28], in Japan^[29], founded in 1868^[30], headquartered in Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building^[31]. Yoko Tawada was born on +1960-03-23T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Waseda University^[19], a private university^[32], in Japan^[33], founded in 1882^[34], headquartered in Shinjuku^[35]; University of Hamburg^[20], a public university^[36], in Germany^[37], founded in 1919^[38], headquartered in Hamburg^[39]; and University of Zurich^[21], a university^[40], in Switzerland^[41], founded in 1833^[42], headquartered in Zurich^[43].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include novelist^[4], playwright^[5], writer^[6], essayist^[7], germanist^[8], and literary scholar^[12]. Fields of work include essay^[13], a literary genre^[44]; creative and professional writing^[14], an academic discipline^[45]; prose^[15], a literary form^[46]; poetry^[16], a literary form^[47]; drama^[17], a literary mode^[48]; and literary studies^[18], an academic discipline^[49].

Recognition

Awards received include Gunzou Prize for New Writers^[22], an award^[50], in Japan^[51], founded in 1958^[52]; Akutagawa Prize^[23], a literary award^[53], in Japan^[54], founded in 1935^[55]; Adelbert von Chamisso Prize^[24], a literary award^[56], in Germany^[57], founded in 1985^[58]; Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature^[25], a literary award^[59], in Japan^[60], founded in 1973^[61]; Bunkamura Les Deux Magots Literature Award^[26], a literary award^[62], in Japan^[63]; and Tanizaki Prize^[27], a literary award^[64], in Japan^[65], founded in 1965^[66].

Why It Matters

Yoko Tawada ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (149 views/month, #7,175 of 1,000,298).^[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[67] She is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[68]

FAQs

Where was Yoko Tawada born?

Born in Tokyo^[2], Yoko Tawada…

What did Yoko Tawada do for work?

Yoko Tawada worked as novelist^[4], playwright^[5], writer^[6], essayist^[7], and germanist^[8].

Where did Yoko Tawada go to school?

Yoko Tawada was educated at Waseda University^[19], University of Hamburg^[20], and University of Zurich^[21].

What awards did Yoko Tawada receive?

Honors received include Gunzou Prize for New Writers^[22], Akutagawa Prize^[23], Adelbert von Chamisso Prize^[24], and Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature^[25].