THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 27, 2022 at 15:19 JST
Mieko Kawakami (Photo taken by Ryohei Tsukada, provided by Kodansha Ltd.)
Mieko Kawakami failed to collect this year’s International Booker Prize hosted in Britain after becoming the first Japanese author to be shortlisted for the prestigious award in two years. [Read More]
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