Miri Yu

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Miri Yu
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Native name
柳美里
Born (1968-06-22) June 22, 1968 (age 56)
Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan
OccupationPlaywright, novelist, essayist
LanguageJapanese
NationalitySouth Korean
Notable works
  • Ishi ni Oyogu Sakana (1994)
  • Kazoku Shinema (1997)
  • Gold Rush (1998)
  • Inochi (2000)
  • Tokyo Ueno Station
(2014)
Notable awards

Published in English

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