Miri Yu

Miri Yu
Native name	柳美里
Born	(1968-06-22) June 22, 1968 (age 56) Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan
Occupation	Playwright, novelist, essayist
Language	Japanese
Nationality	South Korean
Notable works	Ishi ni Oyogu Sakana (1994) Kazoku Shinema (1997) Gold Rush (1998) Inochi (2000) Tokyo Ueno Station (2014)
Notable awards	Akutagawa Prize National Book Award for Translated Literature

Miri Yu (ゆう みり, Yū Miri, Korean: 유미리; born June 22, 1968) is a Zainichi Korean playwright, novelist, and essayist. Yu writes in Japanese, her native language, but is a citizen of South Korea.