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Wataya Risa rose to fame in 2003 upon receiving the Akutagawa Prize for her short novel, "Keritai Senaka" ("The Back You Want to Kick"), while at in Waseda University. The prize was shared between her and Hitomi Kanehara, also a young female author. At 19 years old, Wataya became the youngest author -- not to mention the only student -- to ever receive this highly prestigious award.
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