Wataya RisaWataya Risa was born in Tokyo in 1984. In 2001, aged 17, she made her literary debut with the Bungei-Prize-winning novel, Install. Her second work, I Want to Kick You in the Back, won the Akutagawa Prize, making her the youngest ever Akutagawa Prize inner at 19 years old. I Want to Kick You in the Back has since sold millions. Her other works include Aren't You Sad, which won the Ōe Kenzaburō Prize, and Just As You Are, which won the Shimase Prize for Romantic Fiction. Read More Read Less