Yuko Taniguchi
American poet
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Yuko Taniguchi (born in Yokohama, Japan) is a Japanese American poet and novelist.
Yuko Taniguchi | |
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| Born | Yokohama, Japan |
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| Nationality | Japanese American |
| Education | College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University University of Minnesota (MFA) |
Life
She graduated from the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University and from the University of Minnesota with a Master of Fine Arts degree.
She teaches at the University of Minnesota.[1]
Awards
- 2008 American Book Award (The Before Columbus Foundation)
- Finalist, The Dayton Literary Peace Prize[2]
- Finalist, 11th Annual Asian American Literary Awards
- 2008 Kiriyama Prize Notable Book
- 15th Annual Skipping Stones Honor Awards
- Finalist, Literary Fiction category for ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Awards[3]
- Honorable Mention, The 2007 Gustayus Myers Center Outstanding Book Awards Advancing Human Rights
Works
Poetry
- Foreign Wife Elegy. Coffee House Press. 2004. ISBN 978-1-56689-148-6.
Yuko Taniguchi.
Novels
- The Ocean in the Closet. Coffee House Press. 2007. ISBN 978-1-56689-194-3.