{"id":15801,"date":"2018-06-25T11:00:25","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T03:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/?p=15801"},"modified":"2018-07-11T09:23:59","modified_gmt":"2018-07-11T01:23:59","slug":"bilingual-author-yoko-tawada-in-manila-for-literary-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/2018\/06\/25\/bilingual-author-yoko-tawada-in-manila-for-literary-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Bilingual Author Yoko Tawada in Manila for Literary Event"},"content":{"rendered":"

Update July 11: The talk had been moved to July 12 and to a new venue. This article has been updated to reflect these changes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Two worlds come together as an award-winning bilingual writer, Yoko Tawada talks in a unique literary event in Manila next month. Hosted by The Japan Foundation Manila and Goethe-Institut Philippinen with De La Salle University, “Writing in Two Worlds: An Afternoon with Yoko Tawada<\/strong>” is this July 12, 2018, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at The Verdure 4\/F Multipurpose Room Henry Sy Sr. Hall, De La Salle University, 2401 Taft Avenue, Manila.<\/p>\n

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Born in Tokyo in 1960, Yoko Tawada obtained her doctorate in German literature from Zurich University. She has published several novels, poems, plays and essays such as The Bridegroom Was a Dog<\/em>, Memoirs of a Polar Bear<\/em>, and The Naked Eye<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Tawada has received numerous literary awards including the Akutagawa Prize, Kleist Prize, the Tanizaki Prize, and the Goethe Medal.<\/p>\n

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During the event, Writing in Two Worlds, Tawada will share how she became a writer, her connection to Japan and Germany, as well as talk about the\u00a0advantages and disadvantages of writing in two languages. She will also read excerpts from her novel\u00a0The Emissary<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Writing in Two Worlds: An Afternoon with Yoko Tawada on\u00a0July 12, 2018, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at The Verdure 4\/F Multipurpose Room Henry Sy Sr. Hall, De La Salle University, 2401 Taft Avenue, Manila. Admission is free. Register online at http:\/\/bit.ly\/2JtDaj1<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Come to a unique literary event will promote cultural and critical exchange among writers from different parts of the globe.<\/p>\n

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Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n

What:\u00a0Writing in Two Worlds: An Afternoon with Yoko Tawada
\nWhen:\u00a0July 12, 2018; 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
\nWhere: The Verdure 4\/F Multipurpose Room Henry Sy Sr. Hall, De La Salle University, 2401 Taft Avenue, Manila
\nRegister online at\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/2JtDaj1<\/a><\/p>\n

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Written by Heloise Diamante<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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