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Hiromi Kawakami

Japanese writer · Japan · Writers · Born 1958 · age 68

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Hiromi Kawakami is a Japanese writer, known for her off-beat fiction, poetry, and literary criticism. She has won numerous Japanese literary awards, including the Akutagawa Prize, the Tanizaki Prize, the Yomiuri Prize, and the Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature.

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2023Noma Literary PrizeAwardOfficer of Arts and LettersAward2016Izumi Kyōka Prize for LiteratureAward2015Yomiuri PrizeAward2001Tanizaki PrizeAward2000Sei Itō AwardAwardWomen's Literature PrizeAward1999Bunkamura Les Deux Magots Literature AwardAwardMurasaki Shikibu PrizeAward1996Akutagawa PrizeAward1958Born1 April 1958

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Awards

Noma Literary Prize2023
Officer of Arts and Letters2023
Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature2016
Yomiuri Prize2015
Tanizaki Prize2001
Women's Literature Prize2000
Sei Itō Award2000
Murasaki Shikibu Prize1999
Bunkamura Les Deux Magots Literature Award1999
Akutagawa Prize1996

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Hiromi Kawakami is a Japanese writer, known for her off-beat fiction, poetry, and literary criticism. She has won numerous Japanese literary awards, including the Akutagawa Prize, the Tanizaki Prize, the Yomiuri Prize, and the Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature. Her work has been adapted for film and has been translated into more than 15 languages.

Country
Japan
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
living
Dates
Born 1958 · age 68

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