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Hiromi Kawakami

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Born: March 31 1958

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. She made her debut as "Yamada Hiromi" in NW-SF No. 16, edited by Yamano Koichi and Yamada Kazuko, in 1980 with the story So-shimoku , and also helped edit some early issues of NW-SF in the 1970s. She reinvented herself as a writer and wrote her first book, a collection of short stories entitled God published in 1994. Her novel The Teacher's Briefcase is a love story between a woman in her thirties and a man in his sixties. She is also known as a literary critic and a provocative essayist.

Hiromi Kawakami

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Born: March 31 1958

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. She made her debut as "Yamada Hiromi" in NW-SF No. 16, edited by Yamano Koichi and Yamada Kazuko, in 1980 with the story So-shimoku , and also helped edit some early issues of NW-SF in the 1970s. She reinvented herself as a writer and wrote her first book, a collection of short stories entitled God published in 1994. Her novel The Teacher's Briefcase is a love story between a woman in her thirties and a man in his sixties. She is also known as a literary critic and a provocative essayist.

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