RISA WATAYA

(February 1, 1984 –) is a female Japanese novelist from Kyoto Prefecture. She rose to fame in 2003 upon receiving the Akutagawa Prize for her short novel ''Keritai Senaka'' ("The Back You Want to Kick"), while at Waseda University. The prize was shared between Wataya and Hitomi Kanehara, another young, female author. At the age of 19, Wataya became the youngest author—and the third student—ever to receive this greatly prestigious award, the first two winners having been fellow students Shintaro Ishihara and Keiichiro Hirano.
Her works have been translated into Italian and French.
In 2004, her novel ''Install'' was adapted into a film starring Aya Ueto.

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Works

★ ''インストール'' (Install). Kawade Shobo Shinsha Publishing Co., 2001. ISBN 4-309-01437-2

★ ''蹴りたぃ背中'' (Keritai Senaka). Kawade Shobo Shinsha Publishing Co., 2003. ISBN 4-309-01570-0

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