Kaori Ekuni
Appearance
Kaori Ekuni( giang quốc hương chứcEkuni Kaori,born 21 March 1964) is a Japanese author. She was born inSetagaya,Tokyo. Her father is Japanesehaikupoet and essayist, Shigeru Ekuni.[1]
Works
[edit]In Japan, she was dubbed the femaleMurakami.Her numerous works of fiction have been translated into several languages and published in many different countries, including her novelTwinkle Twinkle,which has been translated into English.[2]
From 2004 to 2008 her books were continuously in Korea's top 50 bestsellers list.Twinkle Twinklewas a bestseller in 1991.[1]
Awards
[edit]- Murasaki Shikibu Prize,1992,Kirakira Hikaru
- Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize,2001,It's not safe or suitable to swim
- Naoki Prize,2004Gokyu suru Junbi wa Dekiteita
See also
[edit]Works
[edit]Selected works in English
[edit]- "Girl Friends", trans. Sharni Wilson,Lunch Ticket,2020[3]
- "Night, wife, detergent", trans. Sharni Wilson,Asymptote,2020[4]
References
[edit]- ^abAh-young, Chung (22 September 2009)."Publications Faltering Amid Downturn".The Korea Times.Retrieved30 December2010.
- ^King, Daren (13 December 2003)."Daren King learns about marriage Japanese style in Kaori Ekuni'sTwinkle Twinkle".The Guardian.Retrieved30 December2010.
- ^Ekuni, Kaori (7 December 2020)."Girl Friends".Lunch Ticket.Translated by Wilson, Sharni.Retrieved22 August2022.
- ^Ekuni, Kaori (4 August 2020)."Night, wife, detergent".Asymptote.Translated by Wilson, Sharni.Retrieved22 August2022.
External links
[edit]- Kaori Ekuniat J'Lit Books from Japan(in English)
- Synopsis ofGod's Boat(Kamisama no boto)at JLPP (Japanese Literature Publishing Project)(in English)