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Hiromi Itō

Japanese writer · Japan · On the map · Writers · Born 1955 · age 71

Hiromi Itō is a Japanese poet, novelist and essayist. Having won two Akutagawa Prizes and a Mishima Yukio Prize, she is considered one of the most prominent women writers of contemporary Japan. She is currently teaching at School of Culture, Media and Society in Waseda University.

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2008Murasaki Shikibu PrizeAward2007Hagiwara Sakutarō AwardAward1999Noma Literary New Face PrizeAward1955Born13 September 1955

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Murasaki Shikibu Prize2008
Hagiwara Sakutarō Award2007
Noma Literary New Face Prize1999

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Country
Japan
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1955 · age 71

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