Face To Face

Season 5, Episode 4: Yoko Tawada: The Fascination of Exophonic Literature

Select Source

Previous Next

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.

All Episodes - Season 5

Yodogawa Technique: Infusing Life Into Trash
Episode 1
Yodogawa Technique: Infusing Life Into Trash
 Masako Toyota: Turning Narrow Hilly Streets into an Asset
Episode 2
Masako Toyota: Turning Narrow Hilly Streets into an Asset
 Hiraku Ogura: Listening to the Voices of Microorganisms
Episode 3
Hiraku Ogura: Listening to the Voices of Microorganisms
 Yoko Tawada: The Fascination of Exophonic Literature
Episode 4
Yoko Tawada: The Fascination of Exophonic Literature
 Yusuke Murakami: The Key to Living Harmoniously in Extreme Environments
Episode 5
Yusuke Murakami: The Key to Living Harmoniously in Extreme Environments
 Kuniaki Kuroki: A Glass Magician
Episode 6
Kuniaki Kuroki: A Glass Magician
 Josh Grisdale: A Wheelchair User's Insight into Japanese Hospitality
Episode 7
Josh Grisdale: A Wheelchair User's Insight into Japanese Hospitality
 Toshiyuki Inoko: Changing Perspectives with Digital Art
Episode 8
Toshiyuki Inoko: Changing Perspectives with Digital Art
 Doshin Hiroki: Martial Arts, a New Way of Therapy
Episode 9
Doshin Hiroki: Martial Arts, a New Way of Therapy
 Miyako Ishiuchi: Documenting the Vestiges of Time
Episode 10
Miyako Ishiuchi: Documenting the Vestiges of Time
Back to Face To Face