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Mieko Kawakami Books in Order

Mieko Kawakami has written 5 books, published between 2009 and 2026. The first book is Heaven (2009) and the newest is Sisters in Yellow (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
5
Published
2009–2026
Pages on record
736 in 3 of 5 books
Reading time
12–18 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 736 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 3 of 5 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Mieko Kawakami, author

Mieko Kawakami is a Japanese writer and poet. Breasts and Eggs (2019) is the best known work, an expanded version of a 2008 novella of the same name, and its international success brought earlier books into English, among them Heaven (2009) and All the Lovers in the Night (2011). Five titles are catalogued, with Ms Ice Sandwich (2013) alongside them and Sisters in Yellow the newest, the first novel after Breasts and Eggs. Bullying, family life and urban solitude appear in the subject record.

How many Mieko Kawakami books are there?

Mieko Kawakami has 5 books, released between 2009 and 2026.

Mieko Kawakami Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 5 Mieko Kawakami books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Heaven by Mieko Kawakami (2009)
  2. Cover of All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami (2011)
  3. Cover of Ms Ice Sandwich by Mieko Kawakami (2013)
  4. Cover of Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami (2019)
  1. 1
    Heaven2009 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009192
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  2. 2
    All the Lovers in the Night2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Ms Ice Sandwich2013 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201396
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Breasts and Eggs2019 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019448
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Sisters in Yellow2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Mieko Kawakami books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Standalone books

5 books

5 Mieko Kawakami titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Mieko Kawakami books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 5 Mieko Kawakami books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Mieko Kawakami

Start with Heaven (2009), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Mieko Kawakami book?

Sisters in Yellow (2026) is the newest Mieko Kawakami book released so far.

Is there a new Mieko Kawakami book coming?

No next Mieko Kawakami book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Mieko Kawakami has won

Wikidata records 5 awards and 1 nomination for Mieko Kawakami. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Yomiuri Prize2023Won
  • Junichi Watanabe Award2016Won
  • Tanizaki Prize2013Won
  • Murasaki Shikibu Prize2010Won
  • Akutagawa Prize2007Won
  • International Booker Prize2022Shortlistedfor Heaven

Mieko Kawakami at a glance

Still publishing
Mieko Kawakami published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Mieko Kawakami books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
Length
736 pages across the 3 of 5 books with a recorded length, a median of 192 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Mieko Kawakami books, 3 of 5, were published in the 2010s.

What the Mieko Kawakami books are about

4 of the 5 Mieko Kawakami books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.