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| ZIPANGO
manages copyrights for the works of Banana Yoshimoto,
the most widely read Japanese author in the world. |
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Born July 24th, 1964 in Tokyo. Blood type: A.
● Graduated from Nihon University, Division of arts, majored
in literature.
● With her first work, "Kitchen" she won the
6th Kaien Newcomer Writers Prize in November, 1987 and
then the 16th Izumi Kyoka Literary Prize in January,
1988.
● She was also awarded the 39th edition, Best Newcomer
Artists Recommended by the Minister of Education
in August, 1988 with "Kitchen" and "Utakata/Sankuchuari".
● In March 1989 "TUGUMI" was awarded the 2nd
Yamamoto Shugoro Literary Prize.
● In November,1995 "Amurita" won the 5th Murasaki-shikibu
Prize named after the authoress of the Story of Genji.
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of Japan, she was awarded a few prizes in Italy; Literary
Prize Scanno in June, 1993 and Fendissime Literary Prize
in March,1996 and Literary Prize Maschera d' argento in
November, 1999.
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October, 2000 "Furin to nanbei" was awarded
the 10th edition Bunkamura Deux Magots Literary Prize. |
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works, including "Kitchen", are translated and
published in more than 30 countries. |
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