Kaori Ekuni (江國 香織 Ekuni Kaori, born March 21, 1964) is a Japanese author. She was born in Setagaya, Tokyo. Her father is Japanese haiku poet and essayist, Shigeru Ekuni.[1]
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In Japan, she was dubbed the female Murakami. Her numerous works of fiction have been translated into several different languages and published in many different countries. Her novel Twinkle Twinkle has been translated into English.[2]
From 2004-2008 her books were continuously in Korea's top 50 bestsellers list. Twinkle Twinkle was a bestseller in 1991.[1]