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Yoko Ogawa is a Japanese novelist and writer born in Okayama on March 30, 1962. She is a citizen of Japan and educated at Waseda University. Her native language is Japanese, which she also uses for her writing. Her name in Japanese is 小川洋子, and in kana, おがわ ようこ.
Her notable work includes The Housekeeper and the Professor. She has received several awards, including the Akutagawa Prize, Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature, Yomiuri Prize, and Tanizaki Prize. Ogawa has been nominated for the International Booker Prize, Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, and World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. Her other works include 密やかな結晶, 小川洋子の陶酔短篇箱, 不時着する流星たち, Vendetta, and L'anulare.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 30 March 1962
- Works
- 118
Top works
- 密やかな結晶
- 小川洋子の陶酔短篇箱
- 不時着する流星たち
- Vendetta
- L'anulare
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of birth
- Okayama
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Waseda University
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Native language
- Japanese
- Notable work
- The Housekeeper and the Professor
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- date of birth
- 1962-03-30
- name in kana
- おがわ ようこ
- name in native language
- 小川洋子
- nominated for
- World Fantasy Award for Best Novel
- writing language
- Japanese
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