Author guide
Mieko Kawakami Books in Order
Mieko Kawakami began her career as a singer-songwriter before making her literary debut in 2006. Her work spans novels, novellas, short fiction, poetry, essays, memoir, and interview books, and is known for its sustained attention to the body, gender, class, ethics, and contemporary Japanese life. Her books have been translated into more than forty languages.
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乳と卵
A concise, prize-winning breakthrough novella and a foundational entry into Kawakami's fiction.
ヘヴン
Her first full-length novel and a clear introduction to her ethical and philosophical concerns.
すべて真夜中の恋人たち
A self-contained later novel that showcases her mature treatment of loneliness, intimacy, and contemporary life.
Read in order
Books by series
essay-series · complete
発光地帯
A completed three-volume series of essay collections about food, daily life, and experience.
essay-series · complete
オモロマンティック・ボム！
A completed three-volume series of collected essays originally published under the series title オモロマンティック・ボム！.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (7)
Nonfiction (1)
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memoir · 2014