Skip to content
乳と卵 (Chichi to Ran) by Mieko Kawakami — book cover

乳と卵 (Chichi to Ran)

by Mieko Kawakami

Akutagawa Prize · 2007 · Winner

Award History

AwardYearStatus
Akutagawa Prize2007Winner

About the Author

Mieko Kawakami is a Japanese novelist, poet, and former singer born in Osaka in 1976. She is best known internationally for her novel *Breasts and Eggs* (2019). Her novel *Heaven*, shortlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize, is a searing examination of bullying and complicity. Read more →

Similar Award-Winning Books