Lit in Translation

Takami Ito

伊藤たかみ

Born 1971 · Japan

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Books on prize lists

  • No English yet

    Akutagawa 2006 (first half) · Winner

    八月の路上に捨てる

    Hachigatsu no rojō ni suteru

    Title translated by AI:“Thrown Away on an August Street”

    Takami Ito · 35 when first published

    Novella · 122 pages · Love

    AI-generated summary:On a sweltering August day, Atsushi, whose divorce takes effect when he turns thirty, recounts the collapse of his marriage to his workmate Ms Mizuki as their truck makes the rounds of vending machines.

  • No English yet

    Akutagawa 2005 (second half) · Candidate

    ボギー、愛しているか

    Bogī, aishite iru ka

    Title translated by AI:“Bogie, Do You Love Me?”

    Takami Ito · 34 when first published

    Novella · 189 pages

    AI-generated summary:Using cash an old friend left behind at his death, a man goes travelling to purchase grief.