oma ▁Liter ary ▁New ▁Face ▁Prize , ▁and ▁the ▁Ak ut ag awa ▁Prize . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Mur ata ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁In za i , ▁Ch iba ▁Pref ect ure , ▁Japan , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁As ▁a ▁child ▁she ▁often ▁read ▁science ▁fiction ▁and ▁mystery ▁nov els ▁borrow ed ▁from ▁her ▁brother ▁and ▁mother , ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁bought ▁her ▁a ▁word ▁processor ▁after ▁she ▁attempted ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁novel ▁by ▁hand ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁grade ▁of ▁elementary ▁school . ▁After ▁Mur ata ▁completed ▁middle ▁school ▁in ▁In za i , ▁her ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Tokyo , ▁where ▁she ▁graduated ▁from ▁K ashi wa ▁High ▁School ▁( att ached ▁to ▁N ish og ak ush a ▁University ) ▁and ▁attended ▁Tam ag awa ▁University . ▁▁▁ ▁Her ▁first ▁novel , ▁J y un y ū ▁( Bre ast feed ing ), ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Gun zo ▁Prize ▁for ▁New ▁Writ ers . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁she ▁won ▁the ▁M ish ima ▁Y uk io ▁Prize ▁for ▁Sh iro - iro ▁no ▁mach i ▁no , ▁sono ▁h one ▁no ▁ta ion ▁no ▁( Of ▁B ones , ▁Of ▁Body ▁He at , ▁of ▁Wh iten ing ▁City ), ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁the ▁Special ▁Prize ▁of ▁the ▁S ense ▁of ▁G ender ▁Award . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁her ▁ 1 0 th ▁novel , ▁Kon bin i ▁n ingen ▁( Con ven ience