Li Kotomi

Li Kotomi
Native name
李琴峰
Born (1989-12-26) 26 December 1989 (age 34)
Taiwan
OccupationWriter
LanguageJapanese, Mandarin
Alma materNational Taiwan University
Waseda University
GenreFiction
Notable works
  • Hitorimai (Solo Dance) (独り舞)
  • Itsutsu kazoereba mikazuki ga (五つ数えれば三日月が)
Notable awards

Li Kotomi (李琴峰 born on 26 Dec 1989), is a Taiwanese fiction writer, translator, and essayist in Mandarin and Japanese. She is known by her pen name, "Li Kotomi". Her native language is Mandarin Chinese, but her novels are predominantly written in Japanese, and she debuted in 2017. Her literary career began with the Japanese novel titled Hitorimai (Chinese: 獨舞 English: Solo Dance). It received the 60th Gunzo New Writers' Award for Excellence in 2017. Also, Higanbana ga saku shima (An Island Where Red Spider Lilies Bloom) received the 165th Akutagawa Prize,[1] which was established in 1935 in commemoration of Ryūnosuke Akutagawa.[2]

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  2. ^ "公益財団法人日本文学振興会". 日本文学振興会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 June 2023.