Awards
In 2003, Kanehara was awarded the Subaru Literary Prize (Shueisha) for her novel Hebi ni Piasu (Snakes and Earrings); later that same year the novel won her the Akutagawa Prize, one of the most prestigious literary awards in Japan, making her and Risa Wataya the youngest people ever to receive this honor.
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