栗田有起
Born 1972 · Japan
Akutagawa 2005 (first half) · Candidate
Maruko no yume
Title translated by AI:“Marco's Dream”
Yuki Kurita · 33 when first published
Novel · 132 pages
AI-generated summary:Kazuma, a jobless graduate, joins his sister in Paris, is put in charge of mushrooms at a celebrated restaurant with three stars, and is sent back to Japan to buy marco, a rare native fungus used in its signature dish.
Akutagawa 2004 (first half) · Candidate
Oteru moru
Yuki Kurita · 32 when first published
Novel · 180 pages · Family
AI-generated summary:Kiri goes to work at the reception of an underground hotel for members that sells its guests perfect sleep and good dreams, while at home she lives with her twin sister's little girl and the girl's father, a man Kiri once loved.
Akutagawa 2003 (first half) · Candidate
Onuiko Terumī
Title translated by AI:“Terumi the Seamstress”
Yuki Kurita · 31 when first published
Novella · 179 pages · Love
AI-generated summary:Terumi quit her home island at fifteen for Tokyo's Kabukicho and now makes her living as a roving seamstress, moving into clients' homes to sew their clothes, when she falls for Shinai, a singer who performs in women's dress.