Kaien Newcomer Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 7 (1988) award
Yōko Ogawa
おがわ ようこ
Ogawa Yoko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1962-03-30 （Morishta-cho, Naka-ku, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Religion
- Konkokyo
- Residence History
- Morishta-cho, Naka-ku, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan → Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1988-
- Affiliations
- Japan Art Academy
- Memberships
- Japan Art Academy
- Influenced By
- Anne Frank, Atsuko Suga, Yuriko Takeda, Mieko Kanai, Hyakken Uchida, Yasunari Kawabata, Haruki Murakami, Richard Brautigan, Paul Auster
- Nominations
- Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, Booker International Prize
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University, School of Letters, Arts and Sciences I | School of Letters, Arts and Sciences I, Department of Literary Arts | Department of Literary Arts | Bachelor | 1980-1984 | Japan |
Waseda University, School of Letters, Arts and Sciences I
School of Letters, Arts and Sciences I, Department of Literary Arts
/ Department of Literary Arts
Degree:
Bachelor
Period:
1980-1984
Year of Graduation:
1984
Country:
Japan
Resided in Konkokyo Tokyo dormitory
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Kaien New Writers Literature Prize | When the Swallowtail Breaks | — | Kaien | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Akutagawa Prize | Pregnancy Calendar | — | Bungeishunjū | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Yomiuri Literary Award | The Housekeeper and the Professor | — | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Booksellers Award | The Housekeeper and the Professor | — | Booksellers Award Executive Committee | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Published Award of Mathematical Society of Japan | The Housekeeper and the Professor | — | Mathematical Society of Japan | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Izumi Kyōka Literature Prize | The Burial of Brahman | — | Izumi Kyōka Literature Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Tanizaki Prize | Mina's March | — | Tanizaki Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Art Encouragement Prize | Kotori | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Waseda University Tsubouchi Shōyō Award | — | — | Waseda University | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Noma Literary Prize | Small Box | — | Noma Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Kikuchi Kan Prize | — | — | Bungeishunjū | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | — | — | Government of Japan | 受賞 |
| 2023 | Japan Art Academy Prize | — | — | Japan Art Academy | 受賞 |
| 2023 | Japan Foundation Award | — | — | Japan Foundation | 受賞 |
Kaien New Writers Literature Prize
1988
Work:
When the Swallowtail Breaks
Organization:
Kaien
Result:
受賞
Akutagawa Prize
1991
Work:
Pregnancy Calendar
Organization:
Bungeishunjū
Result:
受賞
Yomiuri Literary Award
2004
Work:
The Housekeeper and the Professor
Organization:
Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Booksellers Award
2004
Work:
The Housekeeper and the Professor
Organization:
Booksellers Award Executive Committee
Result:
受賞
Published Award of Mathematical Society of Japan
2004
Work:
The Housekeeper and the Professor
Organization:
Mathematical Society of Japan
Result:
受賞
Izumi Kyōka Literature Prize
2004
Work:
The Burial of Brahman
Organization:
Izumi Kyōka Literature Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Tanizaki Prize
2006
Work:
Mina's March
Organization:
Tanizaki Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Art Encouragement Prize
2012
Work:
Kotori
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
受賞
Waseda University Tsubouchi Shōyō Award
2013
Organization:
Waseda University
Result:
受賞
Noma Literary Prize
2020
Work:
Small Box
Organization:
Noma Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Kikuchi Kan Prize
2021
Organization:
Bungeishunjū
Result:
受賞
Medal with Purple Ribbon
2021
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受賞
Japan Art Academy Prize
2023
Organization:
Japan Art Academy
Result:
受賞
Japan Foundation Award
2023
Organization:
Japan Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Akutagawa Prize
1 appearances
Yomiuri Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 55 (2003) award
Izumi Kyoka Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 32 (2004) award
Japan Booksellers' Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 1 (2004) award
Tanizaki Junichiro Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 42 (2006) award
Kikuchi Kan Award
2 appearances
-
Edition 69 (2015) award
-
Edition 75 (2021) award
Noma Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 73 (2020) award
Japan Art Academy Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 79 (2023) award
Works
Major Works
Pregnancy Calendar
1990 NovelSecret Crystal
1994 NovelThe Specimen of the Ring Finger
1994 NovelAdaptations
- [Film] The Specimen of the Ring Finger / ディアーヌ・ベルトラン (2005)
The Housekeeper and the Professor
2003 NovelAdaptations
- [Film] The Housekeeper and the Professor / 小泉堯史 (2006)
Mina's March
2006 NovelKotori
2012 NovelAdaptations
- Film 'The Housekeeper and the Professor'
- Film 'The Specimen of the Ring Finger'
- Film 'Hotel Iris'
Translations by Author
- First Love
Translations of Works
- Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales
- The Memory Police
- Pregnancy Diary
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- fantasticaldetailed descriptions
- Recurring Motifs
- otherworldly spacesgaps in reality
Legacy
A contemporary Japanese author with international acclaim, whose works have been adapted into films and extensively translated.
Academic Societies
- Japan Art Academy
Trivia
- Extremely bad with computers
- Fan of the Hanshin Tigers