is a Japanese writer.
He resides in Ã
Âita Prefecture and is associate professor at the Rikkyo University. He was awarded the 152nd Akutagawa Prize (for 2014, presented in 2015), for the novel KyÃ
«nen-mae no inori ("A Prayer Nine Years Ago").
Works in Translation
Novels
- , translated by Angus Turvill, Two Lines Press, 2020.
- , translated by Angus Turvill, Two Lines Press, 2018.
Short Stories
- A breast, translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter, in At the edge of the wood, Strangers Press, 2017.
- A breast, translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter, in At the edge of the woods, Two Lines Press, 2022.
- The pastry shop at the edge of the wood, translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter, in At the edge of the wood, Strangers Press, 2017.
- The cake shop in the woods, translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter, in At the edge of the woods, Two Lines Press, 2022.
- The old leather bag, translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter, in At the edge of the woods, Two Lines Press, 2022.
- The dosing gnarl, translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter, in At the edge of the woods, Two Lines Press, 2022.
References