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Ito Ogawa

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Ito Ogawa (小川 糸, Ogawa Ito) is a Japanese novelist, lyricist and translator. She was born in 1973 in Yamagata, Yamagata.

Several of her books have gained international recognition, such as The Restaurant of Love Regained (2008; Japanese Title: 食堂かたつむり - Shokudō Katatsumuri), described as a "foodie fable",[1] which was made into a film in 2010 under the title "Shokudo Katatsumuri" ("Rinco's Restaurant").[2]

Publications

  • The Restaurant of Love Regained, 2008[1]
  • Tsurukame josan'in, 2010
  • Atsuatsu o meshiagare, 2011
  • Le ruban roman, 2014
  • La papeterie Tsubaki : roman, 2016
  • Le jardin arc-en-ciel : roman, 2016
  • La locanda degli amori diversi, 2016
  • Kirakira Kyōwakoku, 2017
  • Lion no Oyatsu, 2019 (ISBN 9784591160022)
  • Towa no Niwa, 2020 (ISBN 9784101383439)

References

  1. ^ a b Evans, David (13 May 2012). "The Restaurant of Love Regained, By Ito Agawa trs David Karashima". The Independent. UK. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  2. ^ Schilling, Mark (12 February 2010). "'Shokudo Katatsumuri' Dining on magical realism". The Japan Times. Retrieved 31 May 2021.