Takahashi, Takako

Takako Takahashi has published prolifically in several genres -- short stories, novels, essays, memoirs, and translations of French literature. Her novel "Child of Wrath" won the prestigious Yomiuri Prize.

Maryellen Toman Mori has published numerous essays on and translations of Japanese literature since earning her Ph.D. in that field at Harvard University. Her translation of Abe Kobo's novel, "Kangaru noto" ( "Kangaroo Notebook"), won the 1997 PEN Center USA West Literary Award in Translation. Mori has lived in Japan for five years.