Yoko Tawada

Yōko Tawada
Yōko Tawada
	Yōko Tawada in 2022
Native name	多和田葉子
Born	March 23, 1960; Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Writer
Language	Japanese, German
Education	Waseda University; Hamburg University; University of Zurich;
Genre	Fiction, poetry
Notable works	The Bridegroom Was a Dog; Suspect on the Night Train; Nur da wo du bist da ist nichts / Anata no iru tokoro dake nani mo nai;
Notable awards	Gunzo Prize for New Writers; Akutagawa Prize; Tanizaki Prize; Noma Literary Prize; Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature; Goethe Medal; Kleist Prize; Asahi Prize; Medal with Purple Ribbon;
Website
	yokotawada.de

Yōko Tawada (多和田葉子 Tawada Yōko, born March 23, 1960) is a Japanese writer currently living in Berlin, Germany. She writes in both Japanese and German. She is a former writer-in-residence at MIT and Stanford University.

Tawada has won numerous literary awards, including the Akutagawa Prize, the Tanizaki Prize, the Noma Literary Prize, the Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature, the Gunzo Prize for New Writers, the Goethe Medal, the Kleist Prize, and a National Book Award.