Akiko Baba

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Akiko Baba
Akiko Baba
Akiko Baba
Native name
馬場 あき子
Born (1928-01-28) 28 January 1928 (age 98)
Tokyo, Japan
Pen name馬場 あき子

Akiko Baba (馬場 あき子, Baba Akiko) (born January 28, 1928) is a Japanese tanka poet and literary critic. Her real name is Akiko Iwata (岩田 暁子, Iwata Akiko).

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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.

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  1. ^ J. Thomas Rimer : The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature, Columbia University Press, 2011, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)., S. 686
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