2 0 0 8 ▁for ▁Ch ichi ▁to ▁ran , ▁K aw ak ami ▁was ▁known ▁in ▁Japan ▁primarily ▁as ▁a ▁blog ger . ▁At ▁its ▁peak , ▁her ▁popular ▁blog ▁received ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁hits ▁per ▁day . ▁ ▁K aw ak ami ' s ▁first ▁full - length ▁novel , ▁titled ▁He v un ▁( He aven ), ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Mur as aki ▁Sh ik ib u ▁Prize ▁for ▁Liter ature . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁an ▁English ▁translation ▁of ▁her ▁short ▁story ▁" M arch ▁Y arn " ▁appeared ▁in ▁March ▁was ▁Made ▁of ▁Y arn , ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁ess ays ▁and ▁stories ▁about ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁T ō h oku ▁earth qu ake ▁and ▁t sun ami . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁she ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁Gr anta ▁Best ▁of ▁Young ▁Japanese ▁Nov el ists ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁for ▁her ▁short ▁story ▁" Marie ' s ▁Proof ▁of ▁Love ". ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁K aw ak ami ▁conducted ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁inter views ▁with ▁Har uki ▁Mur ak ami , ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁not ably ▁asked ▁him ▁about ▁women ▁and ▁sexual ization ▁in ▁his ▁nov els . ▁The ▁edited ▁volume ▁of ▁these ▁inter views , ▁titled ▁M im iz u ku ▁wa ▁Tas og are ▁ni ▁Tob itats u ▁( H aru ki ▁Mur ak