松波太郎
Born 1982 · Japan
Akutagawa 2015 (second half) · Candidate
Homo sapiensu no shunkan
Title translated by AI:“The Homo Sapiens Moment”
Taro Matsunami · 33 when first published
Novella · 124 pages · War
AI-generated summary:An acupuncturist who gives weekly massage sessions at a care home works on the badly knotted neck of an old resident, and as the stiffness loosens, memories of the Sino-Japanese War surface.
Akutagawa 2013 (second half) · Candidate
Taro Matsunami · 31 when first published
Novel · 258 pages · Family
AI-generated summary:Yutaka Nekoki, thirty-one, a layabout who in his head reigns over a kingdom of endless idleness, must face real life when his partner Takarada tells him she is pregnant, and after the birth their child turns out to have a congenital disability.
Akutagawa 2009 (first half) · Candidate
Yomogi gakuen kōtō gakkō shūkyūbu
Title translated by AI:“Yomogi Academy High School Football Club”
Taro Matsunami · 27 when first published
Novella · 209 pages · Coming of age
AI-generated summary:At a private school that accepts teenagers who had stopped attending class, the woman coaching the hopeless football team is determined that her players win just one match, convinced it will give them strength for the rest of their lives.