Ikuya TakahashiMay 32 min read“To Khabarovsk” & “To Zagreb” by Yoko Tawada These two stories are both in the same collection entitled “Suspect on the Night Train”, which got the Tanizaki Prize. The protagonist...
Ikuya TakahashiJun 15, 20231 min read“Exophony” by Yoko TawadaThis is an essay written by Yoko Tawada, who reflects on varied themes on language: what it means to be outside the world of your...
Ikuya TakahashiApr 18, 20211 min read“The Emissary” by Yoko Tawada “The Emissary” by Yoko Tawada Tawada is an exophony writer who composes works both in German and Japanese. This story was awarded the...