Writing · Novel
Born Aug 8, 1983
Active 2008–present · Awards: Akutagawa Prize, Sakunosuke Oda Award, Bunkamura Les Deux Magots Literature Award, Junichi Watanabe Award, Tanizaki Prize, Shibata Renzaburō Award, Mainichi Publication Culture Award
Hitomi Kanehara is a Japanese novelist. Her novel Hebi ni piasu won Subaru Literary Award and the Akutagawa Prize, and sold over a million copies in Japan. Her work has been translated into more than a dozen languages worldwide.