Lit in Translation

Ko Nakamura

中村航

Born 1969 · Japan

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Books on prize lists

  • No English yet

    Akutagawa 2003 (first half) · Candidate

    夏休み

    Natsuyasumi

    Title translated by AI:“Summer Vacation”

    Ko Nakamura · 34 when first published

    Novel · 203 pages · Love

    AI-generated summary:When his friend Yoshida runs away from home for a few days, two married couples face a crisis, and guided by letters and telegrams from their wives, the narrator and Yoshida set out together on a strange summer journey.

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    Akutagawa 2003 (second half) · Candidate

    ぐるぐるまわるすべり台

    Guruguru mawaru suberidai

    Title translated by AI:“The Spiral Slide”

    Ko Nakamura · 34 when first published

    Novella · 185 pages

    AI-generated summary:Having dropped out of university, a young man who teaches at a cram school advertises for band members under the name of one of his pupils, and in Nakahama, the would-be singer, he recognises a double of himself.