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Hiromi Kawakami (川上 弘美, Kawakami Hiromi, born 1958) 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.
Kawakami Hiromi ( 川上弘美 Kawakami Hiromi) born April 1, 1958, is a Japanese writer known for her off-beat fiction. Born in Tokyo, Kawakami graduated from Ochanomizu Women's College in 1980.
Jul 3, 2023 · Hiromi Kawakami on Communalism in Japan. The author discusses “The Kitchen God,” her story from the latest issue of the magazine. By Dennis Zhou. July 3, 2023. Illustration by The New Yorker;...
Hiromi Kawakami has 102 books on Goodreads with 275267 ratings. Hiromi Kawakami’s most popular book is Strange Weather in Tokyo.
Sep 23, 2023 · Learn about the award-winning author of The Nakano Thrift Shop, Manazuru and Dragon Palace, who explores the enigma of human beings and their surroundings through otherworldly characters and events. Find out how she is influenced by real-life events, such as the Covid-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war, and how she challenges conventional boundaries in her fiction.
Jul 3, 2023 · Hiromi Kawakami on communalism in Japan. “You shouldn’t be eating that!” said a voice from under the refrigerator. That had to be the kitchen god. A kitchen god is small, has three faces ...
Hiromi Kawakami (b. 1958, Tokyo) is one of the most popular and respected writers of fiction in Japan, and she is also known as a literary critic and a provocative essayist. Her first novel, Kamisama (God), was published in 1994.
