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Hiromi Kawakami

Born

in Tokyo, Japan

April 01, 1958

Genre

Fiction, Literary Fiction

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Kawakami Hiromi (川上弘美 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 ("Diptera"), 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 (Kamisama) published in 1994. Her novel The Teacher's Briefcase (Sensei no kaban) 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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Hiromi Kawakami’s books

Average rating: 3.57 · 120,528 ratings · 17,936 reviews · 116 distinct works • Similar authors

	Strange Weather in Tokyo 3.68 avg rating — 53,464 ratings — published 2001 — 107 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
	The Nakano Thrift Shop by Hiromi Kawakami, Allison Markin Powell (Translator) 3.36 avg rating — 15,411 ratings — published 2005 — 7 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
	People From My Neighbourhood by Hiromi Kawakami, Ted Goossen (Translator) 3.48 avg rating — 13,194 ratings — published 2020 — 11 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
	Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami, Asa Yoneda (Translator) 3.73 avg rating — 6,847 ratings — published 2016 — 16 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
	The Ten Loves of Mr. Nishino by Hiromi Kawakami, Allison Markin Powell (Translator) 3.43 avg rating — 7,422 ratings — published 2003 — 48 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
	Parade by Hiromi Kawakami, Allison Markin Powell (Translator) 3.76 avg rating — 3,431 ratings — published 2004 — 5 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
	Record of a Night Too Brief by Hiromi Kawakami, Lucy North (Translator) 3.20 avg rating — 3,380 ratings — published 1996 — 16 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
	The Third Love by Hiromi Kawakami, Ted Goossen (Translator) 3.47 avg rating — 2,575 ratings — published 2020 — 3 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
	Manazuru by Hiromi Kawakami, Elisabeth Suetsugu (Translator) 3.45 avg rating — 2,177 ratings — published 2006	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
	Niedźwiedzi bóg by Hiromi Kawakami, Beata Kubiak Ho-Chi (Translator), Karolina Bednarz (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 3.69 avg rating — 2,014 ratings — published 1998 — 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

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Quotes by Hiromi Kawakami (?)

“I, on the other hand, still might not be considered a proper adult. I had been very grown-up in primary school. But as I continued through secondary school, I in fact became less grown-up. And then as the years passed, I turned into quite a childlike person. I suppose I just wasn't able to ally myself with time.”
― hiromi kawakami, The Briefcase

tags: growing-up, immaturity, maturity

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“If the love is true, then treat it the same way you would plant - feed it, protect it from the elements - you must do absolutely everything you can. But if it isn't true, then it's best to just let it wither on the vine.”
― Hiromi Kawakami, The Briefcase

tags: strange-weather-in-tokyo

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“even a cracked pot has a lid that fits.”
― Hiromi Kawakami, The Briefcase

tags: strange-weather-in-tokyo

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Vote for your choice for April Group read. Post a note about your second choice. We will use the second choices for a May selection if there is a clear winner.

Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami

16 votes 41.0%

Strange Pictures By Uketsu

6 votes 15.4%

My Annihilation By Fuminori Nakamura

5 votes 12.8%

End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland: A New Translation by Haruki Murakami (Jay Rubin eng trans)

5 votes 12.8%

The Forest of Wool and Steel By Natsu Miyashita

4 votes 10.3%

The Demon of the Lonely Isle by Edogawa Ranpo

3 votes 7.7%

39 total votes

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