Festival 2010 NL

Poet

Yoko Tawada 1960-...

country: Japan
language: Japanese
Yoko Tawada

(Japan, 1960) writes poetry, prose, essays and plays. She has been living in Germany since 1982 and publishes in Japanese as well as German. She likes to experiment with both languages and with traditional literary forms. Tawada’s work reveals a rich imagination. Among the works that brought her renown is her novel The Bridegroom was a Dog. She has received numerous awards for her work in Japanese and in German.

17 June, 20.00 hours




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