Japanese author Sayaka Murata returns to The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival with an Exclusive Recorded Interview followed by a LIVE Q&A Session Online Events part of our in partnership with the Japan Foundation
Exclusive Recorded Interview with Sayaka Murata as part of ‘The World is Waiting Series'.
Date: Saturday, 3 October 2020, 10:00am (BST)
One of the most celebrated of the new generation of Japanese writers, Sayaka Murata has won not only the prestigious Akutagawa Prize, but the Gunzo, Noma, and Mishima Yukio Prizes, been named a Freeman's ‘Future of New Writing' author, a Vogue Japan Woman of the Year and her novel “Convenience Store Woman” (trans. Ginny Tapley Takemori) became a global sensation.
She returns with “Earthlings” (trans. Takemori), a shocking, wild and funny tale of a young woman who is convinced she is an alien and a powerful exploration of finding freedom from familial and societal expectations. In this special conversation she speaks with The New York Times Tokyo bureau chief Motoko Rich from her home in Tokyo and gives an insight into her literary life in the city.
Recorded Interview streaming at 10:00am (BST) – please click here
International literary sensation, Sayaka Murata will take your questions live after the streaming of her interview. Don't miss this rare opportunity! Sign up, and get the chance to have your burning questions answered by the author of “Convenience Store Woman” and her newest work, “Earthlings”. Limited spaces are available.
LIVE Q&A Session starting at 11:00am (BST) – please click here
