Yōko Ogawa
Yōko Ogawa | |
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| Born | March 30, 1962 Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer, essayist |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Period | 1980–present |
| Notable works | The Housekeeper and the Professor, The Memory Police |
| Notable awards | Akutagawa Prize 1990 |
Yōko Ogawa (小川 洋子, Ogawa Yōko; born March 30, 1962) is a Japanese writer. Her work has won every major Japanese literary award, including the Akutagawa Prize and the Yomiuri Prize. Internationally, she has been the recipient of the Shirley Jackson Award and the American Book Award. The Memory Police was also shortlisted for the International Booker Prize in 2020.
Some of her most well known works include The Housekeeper and the Professor, The Diving Pool and Hotel Iris.