RJL's list of Akutagawa Winners available in English is now updated with the not one but THREE new Akutagawa winners being translated this year. The final, Nanae Aoyama's A Perfect Day to Be Alone (translated by Jesse Kirkwood) comes out in the UK+ on Thursday!

Akutagawa Prize Winners in English Translation

Learn more about the Akutagawa Prize with the RJL podcast. 2021: Li Kotomi Solo Dance Read my review of Solo Dance. 2020: Rin Usami Idol, Burning (prize winner) 2019: Natsuko Imamura Asa: The Girl …

Is that Hitori biyori? I’m afraid I hated it when I read it in Japanese years ago. I wonder if I would like it any better now…