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    Ekuni, Kaori 1964-

    PERSONAL:

    Born March 21, 1964, in Tokyo, Japan.

    ADDRESSES:

    Home—Japan.

    CAREER:

    Writer, novelist, and short-story writer.

    AWARDS, HONORS:

    Lady Murasaki Shikibu Literary Award, 1992, for Kirakira Hikaru; Yamamoto Shugoro Prize, 2001, for "It's Not Safe or Suitable for Swim"; Naoki Prize, 2004, for Gokyu suru Jumbi wa Dekiteita.

    WRITINGS:

    Kobashii Hibi (title means "Crispy Days"), Akane Shobo (Tokyo, Japan), 1990.

    Kirakira Hikaru (novel), Shinch-osha (Tokyo, Japan), 1991, translation by Emi Shimokawa published as Twinkle Twinkle, Vertical (New York, NY), 2002.

    Contributor to Ijime ui Sigan (short stories), Nurim (Soul-si, Japan), 1998.

    Author of other works published in Japanese.

    ADAPTATIONS:

    Kirakira Hikaru was adapted as a feature film in Japan, 1992.

    SIDELIGHTS:

    Kaori Ekuni has emerged as a young voice in Japanese letters with her award-winning best seller Kirakira Hikaru, translated into English as Twinkle Twinkle. First published in Japan in 1991, the novel sold 500,000 copies in its native tongue. Twinkle Twinkle is a domestic drama with a twist. Its central characters, Shoko and Mutsuki Kishida, have agreed to an arranged marriage to satisfy the wishes of their domineering parents. The marriage is unconventional. M

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    Kaori Ekuni

    Japanese author

    Kaori Ekuni (江國 香織 Ekuni Kaori, born 21 March 1964) is a Japanese author. She was born in Setagaya, Tokyo. Her father is Japanese haiku poet and essayist, Shigeru Ekuni.[1]

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    In Japan, she was dubbed the female Murakami. Her numerous works of fiction have been translated into several languages and published in many countries, including her novel Twinkle Twinkle, which has been translated into English.[2]

    From 2004 to 2008 her books were continuously in Korea's top 50 bestsellers list. Twinkle Twinkle was a bestseller in 1991.[1]

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    Works

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    Selected works in English

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    • "Girl Friends", trans. Sharni Wilson, Lunch Ticket, 2020[3]
    • "Night, wife, detergent", trans. Sharni Wilson, Asymptote, 2020[4]

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    Kaori Ekuni

    Twinkle Twinkle
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    3.67 avg rating — 2,110 ratings — publicized 1991 — 25 editions
    냉정과 열정사이 - Rosso
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    3.73 avg swinging — 306 ratings — published 1999 — 9 editions
    東京タワー [Tōkyō Tawā]
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    3.20 avg judgment — 241 ratings — published 2001 — 9 editions
    落下する夕方 [Rakkasuru yūgata]
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    3.64 avg judgment — Cardinal ratings — published 1999 — 6 editions
    God's Boat
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    3.63 avg rating — 132 ratings — accessible 1999 — 7 editions
    冷静と情熱のあいだ―Rosso
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    4.14 avg rating — 72 ratings — publicised 2001
    つめたいよるに
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    4.08 avg rating — 64 ratings — publicized 1989 — 6 editions
    号泣する準備はできていた [Gōkyūsuru junbi wa dekite ita]
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    3.64 avg dip — 69 ratings — published 2003 — 5 editions
    泳ぐのに、安全でも適切でもありません [Oyogu no ni, anzen conductor mo tekisetsu de convoy arimasen]
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    3.71 avg judgment — 45 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions
    ぼくの小鳥ちゃん [Boku no kotorichan]
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    3.59 avg rating — 34 ratings — promulgated 1997 — 3 editions