Akira Kuroda

Akira Kuroda
Born	1977 (age 38–39) Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	novelist and critic
Nationality	Japanese

Akira Kuroda (黒田 晶 Kuroda Akira), born 1977, is a Japanese novelist.

Biography

Akira Kuroda was born in Chiba Prefecture and studied Art at Meiji Gakuin University before dropping out and going on to study at the University of Brighton. In 2000 she won the 37th Bungei Prize for her novel, You Love Us, though the title has since been changed to Made in Japan. In 2003 she was nominated for the 16th Yukio Mishima Prize for her novel, Sekai ga Hajimaru Asa.^[1]

References

1. 第十六回三島由紀夫賞 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved 2010-01-27.