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Physically disabled author Ichikawa Sao has won the Akutagawa Prize, one of Japan's most prestigious literary awards, for "Hunchback," a novel informed by her own experiences.

Physically disabled author Ichikawa Sao has won the Akutagawa Prize, one of Japan's most prestigious literary awards, for "Hunchback," a novel informed by her own experiences.

Physically disabled author Ichikawa Sao has won the Akutagawa Prize, one of Japan's most prestigious literary awards, for "Hunchback," a novel informed by her own experiences.

Physically disabled author Ichikawa Sao has won the Akutagawa Prize, one of Japan's most prestigious literary awards, for "Hunchback," a novel informed by her own experiences.

Physically disabled author Ichikawa Sao has won the Akutagawa Prize, one of Japan's most prestigious literary awards, for "Hunchback," a novel informed by her own experiences.

Physically disabled author Ichikawa Sao has won the Akutagawa Prize, one of Japan's most prestigious literary awards, for "Hunchback," a novel informed by her own experiences.

Physically disabled author Ichikawa Sao has won the Akutagawa Prize, one of Japan's most prestigious literary awards, for "Hunchback," a novel informed by her own experiences.

Physically disabled author Ichikawa Sao has won the Akutagawa Prize, one of Japan's most prestigious literary awards, for "Hunchback," a novel informed by her own experiences.