47. Mieko Kawakami

Schedule

Fri May 15 2026 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC13:00

Location

Waitakere Room, Aotea Centre | Auckland, AU

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All Tickets are Mobile Ticket Only. Mobile Tickets are like Print-at-Home tickets but instead of having to print off the tickets yourself, you can just show the barcode on your mobile phone. It is the easiest way to access tickets to your events. For more information visit Ticketmaster.co.nz/mobileticket Child Policy: Children aged under 1 will be permitted free. Provided they do not occupy a seat. Japanese Mieko Kawakami's Breasts and Eggs won Japan's leading literary prize, was recognised as a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and one of TIME's Best 10 Books of 2020. Her second novel to appear in English, Heaven was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2022 and her third, All the Lovers in the Night appeared on the US' National Book Critics Award shortlist. She is in conversation on her new novel, Sisters in Yellow.

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