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Ryohei Machiya

町屋良平

Born 1983 · Japan

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Books on prize lists

  • No English yet

    Akutagawa 2018 (second half) · Winner

    1R1分34秒

    Ichi raundo ippun sanjūyonbyō

    Title translated by AI:“1 Round, 1 Minute 34 Seconds”

    Ryohei Machiya · 35 when first published

    Novel · 140 pages · Coming of age

    AI-generated summary:A twenty-one-year-old boxer who won his debut by a first-round knockout but has since lost three and drawn one, an overthinker tired of his own weakness, is dropped by his trainer and starts working with Umekichi, an eccentric active boxer new to coaching.

  • No English yet

    Akutagawa 2018 (first half) · Candidate

    しき

    Shiki

    Title translated by AI:“Seasons”

    Ryohei Machiya · 35 when first published

    Novel · 172 pages · Coming of age

    AI-generated summary:Hoshizaki, a high-school boy with no talents and no rebellious phase, learns a dance from a YouTube clip in a park after dark with his friend Kusano, while another friend, Tsukumo, who lives by the river, tells him he is about to be a father.