Risa Wataya

Risa Wataya (Japanese綿矢 りさ, Wataya Risa, civil: Risa Yamada (山田 梨 沙, Risa Yamada ), born 1 February 1984 in Kyoto ) is a Japanese writer.

For her novella Keritai Senaka she received at age 19 the Akutagawa Prize, and along with Hitomi Kanehara 's most successful writers of the younger generation. The German translation of the title of Sabine Mangold was released in February 2007 under the title Behind your door made from paper in Carlsen Verlag. Her debut novel Insutōru was filmed in 2004, ne there for Kawaisō? she received the 2012 Ōe - Kenzaburo price.

Works (selection)

  • 2001 Insutōru (インストール), ISBN 4-309-01437-2
  • 2003 Keritai senaka (蹴りたい背中), ISBN 4-309-01570-0 2007 Behind your door made from paper, translated by Sabine Mangold, Hamburg, Carlsen, ISBN 978-3-55-158163-1
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