Lit in Translation

Sekaikan Ozaki

尾崎世界観

Born 1984 · Japan

In English
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Books on prize lists

  • No English yet

    Akutagawa 2024 (first half) · Candidate

    転の声

    Ten no koe

    Title translated by AI:“The Resold Voice”

    Sekaikan Ozaki · 40 when first published

    Novel · 162 pages · Satire

    AI-generated summary:Ute Inai, frontman of the band GiCCHO, has finally appeared on live television when his voice begins to fail, and worrying how to keep the band in demand, he is tempted by a charismatic ticket tout called Esseken to 'resell' himself.

  • No English yet

    Akutagawa 2020 (second half) · Candidate

    母影

    Omokage

    Title translated by AI:“Mother's Shadow”

    Sekaikan Ozaki · 36 when first published

    Novella · 124 pages · Family

    AI-generated summary:Friendless at primary school, a girl lies low in the massage parlour where her mother is employed, watching through a curtain as her mother 'repairs the broken parts' of clients and seems to hurt more each day.