Major Writers

of
Japanese Literature

Discussant: Patricia C. Bondoc.

 1. Yoko Ogawa

 Born in Okayama, Japan March 30, 1962.

 Graduated from Waseda University.
 Genre: Contemporary and Fiction.
 She has published more than twenty works of
fiction and nonfiction.

Notable Works:
 The house keeper and the Professor.
 1. Yoko Ogawa

Awards :
 The Kaizen Prize 1988 for “the breaking of the butterfly”,
 The Yomiuri Prize for” the house keeper and the professor” in
2004,
 The Shirley Jackson award in 2008 for”the driving pool”.
 2. Haruki Murakami

 Born in Kyoto, Japan January 12, 1949.

 He attended Waseda University as Theater Arts major students.
 Japanese Writer and Translator
 Haruki’s first novel was “Hear the wind sing”.

Notable works:
 Norweign Wood in 1987,
 2. Haruki Murakami

Awards:
 2006 ALA Notable Books for “Kafra on the
Shore”,
 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards for “1Q84”,
 2000 KIKrus Reviews for “Norweign Wood”.
 1998 ALA Notable Books for “ The Wind-up Bird
Chronicle”.
 3. Hiromi Kawakami

 Born in Tokyo,Japan April 1, 1958.

 She graduated from Ochanomizu Women’s College in 1980.
 She is a Japanese writer known for fiction, poetry and literary criticism.
 Her first book was entitled” God/ Kamisama” in 1994.

Notable Works:
 Strange Weather in Tokyo,
Awards:
 1996 Akutagwa Prize for hebi wo fumu(Tread on a
snake),
 Tanizaki Prize for sensie no kaban, 2012 Man Asian
Literary Prize shortlist for “The Briefcase”,
 2014 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize shortlist for
“Strange Weather in Tokyo”.
 4. Ryu Murakami

 Born in Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan February 19, 1952.

 He is graduated from Musashino Arts University.
 He is a Japanese Novelist and filmmaker.
 His first novel was called “ Hear the Wind Sing”.
 4. Ryu Murakami

Notable Works:
 Coin Locker babies,

Awards:
 Newcomer’s Literature Prize in 1976,
 Akutagawa Prize.
 5. Yoko Tawada

 Born in Tokyo, Japan March 23, 1960.

 She received her undergraduate educational at Waseda
University in 1982 with major in Russian literature.

Notable Works:
 Memoirs of a Polar Bear.
 5. Yoko Tawada

Awards:
 Gunzo Prize for new writers in 19991 for “Missing Hero”,
 Akutagawa Prize in 1993 for “ The Bridegroom was a
Dog”,
 Tanizaki Prize for “Her suspect on the Night Train”.
 Literary Prize in 2003 for “Ito Sei”.
 6. Yasunari Kawabata

 Born in Osaka, Japan June 11, 1899.

 He Graduated from Tokyo Imperial University in 1924.
 He won the Noble Prize for Literature in 1968.

Famous Works:
 “Snow Country”.
 7. Sayaka Murata

 Born in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, japan August 14,1979

 She is a Novelist, convenience store clerk.
 She Graduated from Tamagawa University.

Notable Works:
 Convenience Store Woman.

Awards:
 Akutagawa Award for “Convenience Store Woman” in 2006.
 
 8. Junji Ito

 Born Gifu Prefecture, Japan July 31,1963

 Is a Japanese horror mangaka

Notable Works:
 Shiver
 9. Natsuo Kirino

 Born in Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan October 7, 1951

 Most powerful and respected Feminist author.

Notable Works:
 Out

Awards:
 Naoki Prize,
 Edogawa Prize,
 Tanizaki Prize,
 Izumi Kyoka Prize for Literature
 10. Kenzaburo Oe

 Born in Ose, Ehime, Uchiko, Ehime Prefecture, Japan January 31, 1935.
 Japanese Novelist.
 He graduated from University of Tokyo.

Notable Works:
 The Silent Cry
Awards:
 Nobel Prize in Literature in 1994.
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