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Haruhiko Yoshimeki Interview

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Yoshimeki talks of discovering his Japanese identity while living in the southern U.S.  He discusses aspects of fiction writing and the process of translation from Japanese to English.  The author describes multiple interests expressed in his fiction, including the Negro Baseball League and Japanese war brides.  He comments on the award of the 1994 Nobel Prize to Japanese writer Kenzaburo Oe and the tradition of the novel in Japan.

In: International Writing Program Archive

Authors: Haruhiko Yoshimeki

Date Recorded: January 01, 1994

Program: --

Format: interview

Contributors: Clark Blaise

Topics: Negro League Baseball; racism in American South; life as writer in Japan

Note: Month and Day are unknown.

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