wAug 3, 2023

Thank you @pon0020 for introducing this author to me. I hope to read her work in English one day.

Sao Ichikawa is a disabled author who recently won Japan's prestigious Akutagawa Prize for literature for her book “Hanchibakku” (The hunchback).

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14961547

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Akutagawa Prize for author Ichikawa makes disability visible | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

Author Sao Ichikawa rode to the podium on an electric-powered wheelchair to receive the prestigious Akutagawa Prize for literature.

The Asahi Shimbun