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Hiromi Kawakami

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Kawakami Hiromi (川上弘美) born April 1,1958, is a Japanese writer. Born in Tokyo, she graduated from Ochanomizu Women's College. Her first novel God (Kamisama) was published in 1994. In 1996, she was awarded the Akutagawa Prize for Tread On A Snake (Hebi wo fumu). In 2000, she went on to win the Tanizaki Prize for her novel The Teacher's Briefcase (Sensei no kaban), a love story between a woman in her thirties and a man in his seventies.

Since her debut in 1994 she has become one of the most popular writers in Japan.

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