Asako Serizawa

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Asako Serizawa is a Japanese writer who is the recipient of PEN/Open Book Award in 2021, [1] The Story Prize Spotlight Award, [2] Massachusetts Book Award, Pushcart Prize, [3] Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award [4] and two times recipient of O. Henry Award. [5] She is the fellow of Civitella Ranieri Foundation [6] and National Endowment for the Arts. [7]

Bibliography

Serizawa, Asako (2020). Inheritors. Doubleday Books. ISBN   9780385545389. OCLC   429528985. [8] [9] [10] [11]

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