Akiko Baba
Akiko Baba | |
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Native name | 馬場 あき子 |
Born | Tokyo, Japan | 28 January 1928
Pen name | 馬場 あき子 |
Akiko Baba (馬場 あき子, Baba Akiko) (born January 28, 1928) is a Japanese
literary critic
. Her real name is Akiko Iwata (岩田 暁子, Iwata Akiko).
Overviews
She also has an interest in Noh drama, and her works have been performed at the National Theatre of Japan.[1] Heavenly Maiden Tanka is a collection of her poems translated by Hatsue Kawamura and Jane Reichhold.[2] She has won a number of prizes, including the 45th Yomiuri Prize[3] and the Asahi Prize.
References
- ISBN 9780231157230, S. 686
- ^ Burleigh, David (24 November 1999). "Ghostly tanka with a steely brightness – The Japan Times". The Japan Times.
- ^ "読売文学賞" [Yomiuri Prize for Literature] (in Japanese). Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved September 28, 2018.