Nanae Aoyama

is a Japanese fiction writer. She has won the Akutagawa Prize, the Bungei Prize, and the Yasunari Kawabata Literary Prize. Her work has been translated into Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, German, French, English, Italian and Polish.

Early life and education Aoyama was born in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.

Career After graduating from university, Aoyama moved to Tokyo to take a job at a travel firm. She began writing her first novel, Mado no akari, while working full-time. Mado no akari was published in 2005, and won the 42nd Bungei Prize. After winning the Akutagawa Prize, Aoyama quit her office job to pursue writing full-time. In 2009 she won the Yasunari Kawabata Literary Prize for her short story Kakera, which was published in a collection of the same name. Watashi no kareshi, Aoyama's first full-length novel, was published in 2011.

Recognition 2005 42nd Bungei Prize 2007 136th Akutagawa Prize (2006下) 2009 Yasunari Kawabata Literary Prize