No English yet
Akutagawa 2025 (second half) · Candidate
へび
Hebi
Title translated by AI:“Snake”
Kaoru Sakasaki · 41 when first published
Novel
Kaoru Sakasaki
坂崎かおる
Born 1984 · Japan
- In English
- 0 of 2
Books on prize lists
- No English yet
Akutagawa 2024 (first half) · Candidate
海岸通り
Kaigan dōri
Title translated by AI:“Seaside Road”
Kaoru Sakasaki · 40 when first published
Novella · 124 pages
AI-generated summary:Kuzumi, an agency cleaner at Kirara-en, a care home by the sea, gets to know Maria, a co-worker from Uganda, a workshy ex-colleague, and Mrs Sato, a resident who sits daily beside a dummy stop waiting for a bus that never arrives.