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Yuichi Seirai

青来有一

Born 1958 · Japan

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Books on prize lists

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    Akutagawa 2000 (second half) · Winner

    聖水

    Seisui

    Title translated by AI:“Holy Water”

    Yuichi Seirai · 42 when first published

    Novel · 315 pages · Family

    AI-generated summary:A dying father puts his faith in a 'holy water' sold by a childhood friend whom others call a swindler, while his son resents the scheme and a struggle for control of the family supermarket unfolds around them.