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Mieko Kawakami

Born

in Osaka, Japan

August 29, 1976

Website

http://www.mieko.jp

Genre

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Mieko Kawakami (川上未映子, born in August 29, 1976) is a Japanese singer and writer from Osaka.

She was awarded the 138th Akutagawa Prize for promising new writers of serious fiction (2007) for her novel Chichi to Ran (乳と卵) (Breasts and Eggs).

Kawakami has released three albums and three singles as a singer. ...more

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Average rating: 3.79 · 235,542 ratings · 36,021 reviews · 63 distinct works • Similar authors

	Heaven by Mieko Kawakami, Sam Bett (Translator), David Boyd (Translator) 3.78 avg rating — 86,893 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami, Sam Bett (Translator), David Boyd (Translator) 3.85 avg rating — 80,038 ratings — published 2008 — 76 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami, Sam Bett (Translator), David Boyd (Translator) 3.68 avg rating — 49,593 ratings — published 2011 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ms Ice Sandwich by Mieko Kawakami, Louise Heal Kawai (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.76 avg rating — 15,209 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sisters in Yellow by Mieko Kawakami, Laurel Taylor (Translator), Hitomi Yoshio (Translator) 3.84 avg rating — 550 ratings — published 2023 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ashes of Spring by Mieko Kawakami, Hitomi Yoshio (Translator), Suratsawade Siu (Narrator) 3.26 avg rating — 209 ratings — published 2022 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Marie’s Proof of Love by Mieko Kawakami, Hitomi Yoshio (Translator) 3.66 avg rating — 109 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	あこがれ [Akogare] by Mieko Kawakami, 川上未映子 3.99 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chandelier: An Original Story by Mieko Kawakami, David Boyd (Translator) 3.94 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	みみずくは黄昏に飛びたつ [Mimizuku ha Tasogare ni Tobitatsu] Haruki Murakami A Long, Long Interview by Mieko Kawakami, 川上未映子, Haruki Murakami 4.19 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa

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Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura

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The Rainbow by Yasunari Kawabata

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Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

13 votes 14.8%

Inspector Imanishi Investigates by Seichō Matsumoto

9 votes 10.2%

A True Novel by Minae Mizumura

7 votes 8.0%

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