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Ruth Ozeki

American writer
Person Human Q7383160

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16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[29]
Date of birth
March 12, 1956
Place of birth
New Haven
Country of citizenship
United States, Canada[8][9]
Occupation
writer, film director, novelist, Buddhist nun, television director, television producer, university teacher, film producer[10][11][12]
Field of work
literary activity, prose, film, television, television direction, television production, documentary film, Zen[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Educated at
Smith College, Nara Women's University[21][22]
Award received
American Book Awards, Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature, Women's Prize for Fiction, Dos Passos Prize, WILLA Literary Award, Elle High School Girls' Grand Prize[23][24][25][26][27][28]
Official website
www.ruthozeki.com[33]
Nominated for
Booker Prize, Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel[34][35]
Languages spoken, written or signed
American English, English, Japanese[36][37][38]
Family name
Ozeki, Lounsbury[30][31]
Given name
Ruth[32]
Social media followers
9.0k (5.5k–9.0k, n=3)
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Ruth Lounsbury Ozeki en Ruth Ozeki en Ruth L. Ozeki ar روث أوزيكي cs Ruth Ozeki cs Ruth Ozeki Lounsbury da Ruth L. Ozeki de Ruth L. Ozeki es Ruth L. Ozeki fa اوزکی، روت، ۱۹۵۶- م. fr Ruth L. Ozeki he אוזקי, רות ל. ברגר, אלינוער he רות אוזקי hu Ruth Ozeki Lounsbury it Ruth L. Ozeki ja ルース・オゼキ ko 루스 오제키 nl Ruth L. Ozeki ru Озеки, Рут ru Рут Озеки
🔖 Identifiers · 64
ISNI
0000000074250775
VIAF cluster ID
79458623
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n97126201
GND ID
121968766
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ruth-Ozeki-signing-books-130321.jpg ↗
AllMovie person ID
p100217
Awards & Winners artist ID
02r_j8z
BBC Things ID
8bbd078e-90e8-40a9-8b5f-acf74065a9a0
Babelio author ID
191095
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
135376608
BookBrainz author ID
3ec6c1bc-1e4b-4952-9bea-b54651acf3de
CBDB.cz author ID
61625
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Canadiana Authorities ID (former scheme)
1013K4671
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10513689
CiNii Research ID
1140000791728935168
DDB person (GND) ID
121968766
Databazeknih.cz author ID
72928
Europeana entity
agent/base/99272
Evene ID
ruth-ozeki-2223526
FAST ID
410105
Facebook username
ozekiland
FantLab author ID
38423
Fantastic Fiction author ID
o/ruth-ozeki
Freebase ID
/m/02r_j8z
Goodreads author ID
7825
HAND ID
DEB0-72AD-CA30-A0D9-776C
IMDb ID
nm0522030
ISFDB author ID
140515
IdRef ID
05067918X
Instagram username
ozekiland
J9U entity ID
987007520743205171
Japanese Canadian Artists Directory ID
ruth-ozeki
KBR person ID
14832175
Kinobox person ID
299666
Kinopoisk person ID
1034237
Libraries Australia ID
35638753
Libris-URI
gdsw4bs03clmlwv
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA12091138
NDL Authority ID
00810164
NL CR AUT ID
osa2014845728
NLAI ID
1666679
NLP ID
a0000002879521
NUKAT ID
n2013236224
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201009816
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810607618205606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1457228
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
172370043
Obálky knih ID
osa2014845728
Open Library ID
OL404351A, OL6466122A
PORT person ID
528831
Penguin Random House author ID
244078
Prabook ID
736475
Quora topic ID
Ruth-Ozeki-1
Rotten Tomatoes ID
celebrity/ruth_ozeki_lounsbury
SBN author ID
VEAV046392
SELIBR ID
387720
SNAC ARK ID
w6710m2p
SVKKL authority ID
0341207-Ozeki-Ruth-L-1956
TMDB person ID
2313682
Wellcome Collection concept ID
hy3kcw5c
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfRDQRkbh8kjHDqwr3G73
X (Twitter) username
ozekiland
Yale LUX ID
person/156ab43f-38d3-4856-a983-23b96c0971dd
ČSFD person ID
169683

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 7
writer, film director, novelist, television producer, Buddhist nun, television director, university teacher
Field of work 6
television, film, prose, Zen, documentary film, television production
Award received 3
Women's Prize for Fiction, American Book Awards, Dos Passos Prize
Languages spoken, written or signed 3
English, Japanese, American English
Country of citizenship 2
United States, Canada
Educated at 2
Smith College, Nara Women's University
Nominated for 2
Booker Prize, Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel
← Winner 2
American Book Awards, Dos Passos Prize
Given name 1
Ruth
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
New Haven
Sex or gender 1
female
Works by author 1
A Tale for the Time Being
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Ruth Ozeki was born on March 12, 1956[1], in New Haven[2]. She has worked as a writer[3], film director[4], novelist[5], Buddhist nun[6], and television director[7].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Ruth Ozeki include A Tale for the Time Being[39], a literary work[40].

FAQs

Where was Ruth Ozeki born?

Ruth Ozeki was born in New Haven[2].

What did Ruth Ozeki do for work?

Ruth Ozeki worked as a writer[3], film director[4], novelist[5], Buddhist nun[6], and television director[7].

Where did Ruth Ozeki go to school?

Ruth Ozeki was educated at Smith College[21] and Nara Women's University[22].

What awards did Ruth Ozeki receive?

Honors received include American Book Awards[23], Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature[24], Women's Prize for Fiction[25], and Dos Passos Prize[26].

Related Entities

Canada film Nara Women's University Smith College United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . elle.fr. elle.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [1] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . thebookerprizes.com. thebookerprizes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64217: add GND as source to unsourced or imported statements"
  2. 26d ago · A826 · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #60466: adding knwikiquote sitelinks"
  3. 4w ago · Loosewind · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FantLab author ID → 38423
    "Created claim: FantLab author ID: 38423, Matched to Рут Озеки (#90009151) in FantLab author #mix'n'ma"
  4. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → DEB0-72AD-CA30-A0D9-776C
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46230: HAND ID (0)"
  5. 22w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0341207-Ozeki-Ruth-L-1956
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0341207-Ozeki-Ruth-L-1956, batch #259497"
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