Mai Ishizawa’s debut novel, which won one of the three Akutagawa Prizes awarded in 2021, is also her first to be released in English, translated by Polly Barton. Read more
The English-language debut of Junko Takase’s Akutagawa Prize-winning novel serves complex prose in translation by Morgan Giles. Read more
Just three years after dedicating himself to writing, the author won Japan’s top literary award for his novel “Dtopia,” which offers a fresh perspective on identity and div... Read more
Jose Ando and Yui Suzuki take home Akutagawa honors, while Shin Iyohara nabs the Naoki Prize. Read more
In “Hanchibakku” (“Hunchback”) by Saou Ichikawa, the human body is a machine that can be used for financial gain — even if it appears to be broken. The novella, which won the second Akutagaw... Read more
