Mieko Kawakami

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mieko Kawakami
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Aug 29, 1976(1976-08-29)
Age	48
Birthplace	Osaka
Country	Japan
Birth City	Osaka Prefecture
Horoscope	Leo

Mieko Kawakami Biography

Mieko Kawakami is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on August 29, 1976 in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Mieko Kawakami, also known as Chuan Shang Yi Ying Zi, Kawakami Mieko (born August 29, 1976), is a Japanese poet and writer. Her work has been recognized with prestigious Japanese literary awards. ), and the 2008 Nakahara Chuya Prize for Contemporary Poetry for Sentan de, sasuwa sasareruwa soraeewa (Xian Duan de sasuwa sasareruwa soraeewa).

Kawakami conducted interviews with Haruki murakami from 2015 to 2017. She notably asked him questions about women and sexualization in the novels. In 2017, the edited volume, Mimizuku wa Tasogare, ni Tobitatsu (Haruki Murakami: Long, Long Interview), was published.

Mieko Kawakami’s novel, Ms Ice Sandwich, made the shortlist of the 2018 edition of the Grand Prix of Literary Associations.

In 2020, Breasts and Eggs was published from Europa Editions and has attained high acclaim. The New York Times ran the great review of the book by Katie Kitamura on the day of publication and it reads “Mieko Kawakami writes with a bracing lack of sentimentality, particularly when describing the lives of women.”

Kawakami’s first novel, Hevun (Heaven), was awarded the Murasaki Shikibu Prize for Literature in 2010. Her short story March Yarn was translated into English in March Was Made of Yarn 2012, an essay and story collection about the 2011 Tohoku earthquake/tsunami.

Mieko Kawakami Net Worth

Mieko Kawakami is one of the richest Novelist from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mieko Kawakami 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Before she began her singing career, Kawakami was a bar attendant and a bookstore clerk. Kawakami was a singer who released three albums and three singles. She decided to quit singing in 2006 to concentrate on writing.

Kawakami was a Japanese blogger before she won the Akutagawa prize in 2008 for Chichi To Run. Her popular blog was receiving over 200,000 visits per day at its peak.

In 2016, she was selected as Granta Best of Young Japanese Novelists 2016 for her short story “Marie’s Proof of Love”.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Mieko Kawakami Dating?

According to our records, Mieko Kawakami married to Kazushige Abe. As of December 1, 2023, Mieko Kawakami’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Mieko Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Mieko Kawakami celebrates birthday on August 29 of every year.

Top Facts about Mieko Kawakami

1. Mieko Kawakami is a Japanese novelist and poet.
2. She was born in Osaka, Japan in 1976.
3. Her debut novel “Breasts and Eggs” won multiple awards.
4. Kawakami’s work explores themes of gender, identity, and family.
5. She has published several novels, short stories, and poetry collections.
6. Kawakami is also a singer-songwriter under the name “Tomoaki.”
7. In 2020, she was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people.
8. Her works have been translated into over 15 languages worldwide.
9. Kawakami has received numerous literary awards throughout her career.
10. She is considered one of Japan’s most prominent contemporary writers.

Does Mieko Kawakami have a child?

After building up a loyal following in Japan over the decade, Kawakami was all set to go global, attending festivals in the US and Europe, before Covid-19 hit. Still, being stuck at home with her young son has provided plenty of grist for her feminist mill.

Are Hiromi and Mieko Kawakami related?

In Japan, Kawakami ( no relation to Hiromi Kawakami ) is already a literary sensation. Like Murakami — who has enthusiastically endorsed her work — she too has a loose and colloquial style. But unlike her forebear, Kawakami writes with a bracing lack of sentimentality, particularly when describing the lives of women.

Is Murakami a misogynistic?

For Murakami, ‘the focus is on the interface, or how these people, both men and women, engage with the world they’re living in’ – yet the way he writes women is disconcerting and is arguably glossed over too readily because of his literary standing. In fact some accuse him of downright misogyny.

What does Mieko mean in Japanese?

The name Mieko is girl’s name of Japanese origin meaning “prosperous”. One of the better-known Japanese names.

Who won the Akutagawa Prize?

National Jul 16, 2020. Novelists Haneko Takayama and Haruka Tono have won the Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming authors, while Seishu Hase won the Naoki Prize for popular fiction, the selection committee said Wednesday.