Ekuni kaori biography for kids

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 publ