“National Book Award” writer Yoko Tawada Appears in reading event

"National Book Award" Writer Yoko Tawada Appeared in a reading event November 15th 4:54

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Last year, Yoko Tawada, a German-based writer who won the most prestigious literary award in the United States, returned to Japan temporarily, appeared in a reading event, and expressed the fun of speaking words.

Yoko Tawada has been creating novels and poetry in both Japanese and German for over 30 years in Germany. Has won the translation literature category.

Mr. Tawada appeared on a reading event at Waseda University, his home school, with Pianist Aki Takase, who also lives in Berlin, on the evening of the 14th when he returned home temporarily.

At the beginning, Mr. Tawada, who appeared from the audience and surprised the audience, added arrangements to a drama based on Shakespeare's “Hamlet” motif, and included unique language play and play, making use of the sound and rhythm unique to Japanese. Recitations expressed the fun of speaking words.

Mr. Tawada says, “There is not a message I want to convey through the work and reading, but how I feel is up to the recipient. It was.