Face To Face - Season 5 Episode 4 Yoko Tawada: The Fascination of Exophonic Literature
The 2018 US National Book Award for Translated Literature went to Yoko Tawada's "The Emissary," a phantasmagoric description of the dystopian world after the Great East Japan Earthquake. Based in Germany, Tawada has won numerous awards for her output in both Japanese and German. Her works have been translated into various languages. She shares with us her thoughts on how writing in a different language and culture has shaped her perspective on Japan and made her aware of the importance of transcending the language barrier.
Year: 2024
Genre: Documentary, Talk
Country: Japan
Studio: NHK WORLD-JAPAN
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Cast: Robert Campbell
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First Air Date: Apr 28, 2015
Last Air date: Sep 27, 2024
Season: 10 Season
Episode: 94 Episode
Runtime: 28 minutes
IMDb: 0.00/10 by 0.00 users
Popularity: 7.966
Language: English
Episode
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Yoko Tawada: The Fascination of Exophonic Literature
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