Kaori Ekuni

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

In Japan, she was dubbed the female Murakami. Her numerous works of fiction have been translated into several different languages and published in many different countries. Unfortunately, Twinkle Twinkle is the only novel of hers that has been translated into English.

Awards

 * Murasaki Shikibu Prize, 1992,  Kirakira Hikaru 
 * Yamamoto Shugoro Prize, 2001, It's not safe or suitable to swim
 * Naoki Prize, 2004 Gokyu suru Junbi wa Dekiteita