Mariama Ba

Mariama Ba

female, deceased (1981)
Abiola Irele, Senegalese women writer, NomaPrize, French West Africa, Senegalese, senegal
Mariama Bâ was a Senegalese author and feminist, who wrote in French. Born in Dakar, she was raised a Muslim, but at an early age came to c...
Tsushima Yuko

Tsushima Yuko

female, 62 years old
writer, Tsushima Yūko, Hi no yama - yamazaruki, Noma Prize for New Writer, Shirayuri Women's University, Mountain of Fire Account Of A Wild Monkey…NomaPrize, Kawabata Prize, Tanizaki Prize, Akutagawa Prize
Tsushima Yūko is the pen name of Tsushima Satoko, a contemporary Japanese fiction writer, essayist and critic. She is also the daughter of famed n...
Hiroyuki Agawa

Hiroyuki Agawa

male, 89 years old
Shiga Naoya, hiroshima, Japanese author, historical fiction, Japanese literature, World War II…NomaPrize
is a 20th century Japanese author. Agawa was born in Hiroshima, Japan. In high school he was impressed and influenced by the famous Japanese author...