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The event is in celebration of the launch of monkey business. Bestselling author hiromi kawakami has won acclaim for her essays, stories, and novels. Kawakami, hiromi, 1958publication date 2008 topics. Bestselling author hiromi kawakamis acclaim for her essays, stories, and novels include the pascal short story prize for new writers and the akutagawa prize. The nakano thrift shop hiromi kawakami europa editions. Mar 07, 2011 manazuru by hiromi kawakami michael emmerich, trans.
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