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Mieko Kawakami

1976 - Today

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Mieko Kawakami (川上未映子, Kawakami Mieko; born August 29, 1976) is a Japanese writer and poet from Osaka. Her work has won prestigious Japanese literary awards in several genres, including the 138th Akutagawa Prize for her novella Chichi to Ran (乳と卵), the 2013 Tanizaki Prize for her short story collection Ai no yume to ka (愛の夢とか) (Dreams of Love, etc.), and the 2008 Nakahara Chūya Prize for Contemporary Poetry for Sentan de, sasuwa sasareruwa soraeewa (先端で さすわ さされるわ そらええわ). Her 2019 novel Natsu Monogatari, an expanded version of Chichi to Ran, became a bestseller and was translated into English under the title Breasts and Eggs. Kawakami's works have been translated into several languages and distributed throughout the world. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Mieko Kawakami is the 6,459th most popular writer (down from 6,150th in 2024), the 2,073rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,634th in 2019) and the 115th most popular Japanese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mieko Kawakami ranks 6,459 out of 7,302. Before her are Sally Rooney, Alain LeRoy Locke, Raif Badawi, Rick Falkvinge, Walter Lord, and Shirley Ann Grau. After her are Ellen Willis, Sahir Ludhianvi, Masha Gessen, Brian Friel, Paul Klebnikov, and DBC Pierre.

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Among people born in 1976, Mieko Kawakami ranks 339. Before her are Booba, Ragnar Jónasson, Saiko Takahashi, Brandon Call, Chiara Siracusa, and Ryan Hurst. After her are Jewel De'Nyle, Guillaume Gille, Danilo Di Luca, Tarso Marques, Zé Elias, and Juanfran.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Mieko Kawakami ranks 2,073 out of 6,245. Before her are Kenji Honnami (1964), Daimaou Kosaka (1973), Noriko Baba (1977), Shunsuke Mori (1994), Taiji (1966), and Sho Kitano (1984). After her are Noboru Nakayama (1987), Takuma Kuroda (1992), Katsuhiro Hamada (1991), Mamiko Noto (1980), Takuya Ito (1974), and Kentaro Gunji (1992).

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Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Mieko Kawakami ranks 115. Before her are Michio Mado (1909), Gen Urobuchi (1972), Ryukishi07 (1973), Jun Maeda (1975), Miyuki Miyabe (1960), and Reki Kawahara (1974). After her are Chiaki J. Konaka (1961), Reiko Yoshida (1967), Hajime Kanzaka (1964), Phyllis A. Whitney (1903), Sayaka Murata (1979), and Kinoko Nasu (1973).

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