劇場という名の星座
fiction · First published 2026
Author guide
Yoko Ogawa Books in Order
Yoko Ogawa (born 1962 in Okayama, Japan) is a Japanese novelist, short-story writer, essayist, and nonfiction author. She made her book debut in 1989, won the Akutagawa Prize for Ninshin Calendar in 1991, and has received major Japanese literary honors including the Yomiuri Prize, Izumi Kyoka Prize, Tanizaki Prize, and Noma Literary Prize. Her internationally translated works include The Memory Police, The Housekeeper and the Professor, Hotel Iris, The Diving Pool, Revenge, and Mina's Matchbox.
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博士の愛した数式
The internationally known, accessible novel translated as The Housekeeper and the Professor.
密やかな結晶
A landmark speculative novel translated as The Memory Police.
妊娠カレンダー
The Akutagawa Prize-winning collection that established Ogawa's literary reputation.
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Books by series
essay-collection-series · complete
Minna no Toshoshitsu
A two-volume series of reading essays and literary recommendations.
essay-collection-series · complete
Enryo-bukai Utatane
A continuing series of essay collections drawn from Ogawa's newspaper writing and reflections on books, writing, and daily life.
- 1 遠慮深いうたた寝
Book 1 · essay-collection · 2021
- 2 続・遠慮深いうたた寝
Book 2 · essay-collection · 2025
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (28)
- 完璧な病室
novella · 1989
- 冷めない紅茶
fiction · 1990
- 余白の愛
novel · 1991
- シュガータイム
novel · 1991
- 密やかな結晶
novel · 1994
恋人の家を訪ねた青年が、海からの風が吹いて初めて鳴る“鳴鱗琴”について、一晩彼女の弟と語り合う表題作、言葉を失った少女と孤独なドアマンの交流を綴る「ひよこトラック」、思い出に題名をつけるという老人と観光ガイドの少年の話「ガイド」など、静謐で妖しくちょっと奇妙な七編。「今は失われてしまった何か」をずっと見続ける小川洋子の真髄。著者インタビューを併録。
- 薬指の標本
novella · 1994
- やさしい訴え
novel · 1996
夫から逃れ、山あいの別荘に隠れ住む「わたし」が出会った二人。チェンバロ作りの男とその女弟子。深い森に『やさしい訴え』のひそやかな音色が流れる。挫折したピアニスト、酷いかたちで恋人を奪われた女、不実な夫に苦しむ人妻、三者の不思議な関係が織りなす、かぎりなくやさしく、ときに残酷な愛の物語。
- ホテル・アイリス
novel · 1996
- 凍りついた香り
novel · 1998
- 沈黙博物館
novel · 2000
- 貴婦人Aの蘇生
novel · 2002
- 博士の愛した数式
novel · 2003
- ブラフマンの埋葬
novel · 2004
- ミーナの行進
novel · 2006
- おとぎ話の忘れ物
illustrated-fiction · 2006
- 猫を抱いて象と泳ぐ
novel · 2009
- 原稿零枚日記
novel · 2010
- 最果てアーケード
novel · 2012
- ことり
novel · 2012
- 琥珀のまたたき
novel · 2015
- 小箱
novel · 2019
- 約束された移動
fiction · 2019
- 耳に棲むもの
fiction · 2024
- サイレントシンガー
novel · 2025
- 劇場という名の星座
fiction · 2026
- 物語の役割
nonfiction · 2007
- 科学の扉をノックする
nonfiction · 2008
- アンネの日記 言葉はどのようにして人を救うのか
nonfiction · 2022
Nonfiction (1)
- アンネ・フランクの記憶
memoir · 1995
Short fiction (13)
- 妊娠カレンダー
short-story-collection · 1991
- アンジェリーナ―佐野元春と10の短編
short-story-collection · 1993
- 刺繍する少女
short-story-collection · 1996
- 寡黙な死骸 みだらな弔い
short-story-collection · 1998
- 偶然の祝福
short-story-collection · 2000
- まぶた
short-story-collection · 2001
- 海
short-story-collection · 2006
- 夜明けの縁をさ迷う人々
short-story-collection · 2007
- 人質の朗読会
linked-story-collection · 2011
- いつも彼らはどこかに
short-story-collection · 2013
- 不時着する流星たち
short-story-collection · 2017
- 口笛の上手な白雪姫
short-story-collection · 2018
- 掌に眠る舞台
short-story-collection · 2022
Essays and speeches (11)
- 妖精が舞い下りる夜
essay-collection · 1993
- 深き心の底より
essay-collection · 1999
- 犬のしっぽを撫でながら
essay-collection · 2006
- 博士の本棚
essay-collection · 2007
- 心と響き合う読書案内
essay-collection · 2009
- カラーひよことコーヒー豆
essay-collection · 2009
- 祈りながら書く 「みち」シリーズ 2
essay-collection · 2010
- 妄想気分
essay-collection · 2011
- とにかく散歩いたしましょう
essay-collection · 2012
- そこに工場があるかぎり
essay-collection · 2021
- からだの美
essay-collection · 2023
Collaborations (7)
- 世にも美しい数学入門
coauthored-nonfiction · 2005
- 博士がくれた贈り物
coauthored-nonfiction · 2006
- 生きるとは、自分の物語をつくること
coauthored-nonfiction · 2008
- 言葉の誕生を科学する
coauthored-nonfiction · 2011
- 小川洋子の「言葉の標本」
coauthored-nonfiction · 2011
- 注文の多い注文書
coauthored-fiction · 2014
- あとは切手を、一枚貼るだけ
coauthored-fiction · 2019
Other (4)
- 小川洋子対話集
conversation-collection · 2007
- 洋子さんの本棚
conversation-collection · 2015
- ゴリラの森、言葉の海
conversation-collection · 2019
- 川端康成の話をしようじゃないか
conversation-collection · 2023
Frequently asked questions about Yoko Ogawa
Who is Yoko Ogawa?
Yoko Ogawa is a Japanese novelist, short-story writer, and essayist born in Okayama in 1962. She made her literary debut in 1988 and has become one of Japan’s most acclaimed contemporary writers.
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Where was Yoko Ogawa born and educated?
She was born in Okayama Prefecture, Japan, and graduated from Waseda University’s First Faculty of Literature.
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What inspired Yoko Ogawa to become a writer?
Reading The Diary of Anne Frank as a teenager deeply influenced Ogawa. She began keeping a diary of her own and has described Anne Frank’s writing as a decisive inspiration for her literary career.
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What awards has Yoko Ogawa won?
Ogawa won the Akutagawa Prize in 1991 for Pregnancy Diary. She later received major honors including the Yomiuri Literary Prize, the Tanizaki Junichiro Award, and the Noma Literary Prize.
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Why is Yoko Ogawa important in world literature?
Her quietly intense stories about memory, loss, and compassion have reached readers well beyond Japan. By mid-2023, 36 of her works had been translated into 37 languages, and The Memory Police was shortlisted for the 2020 International Booker Prize.
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