- Akutagawa Prize 2022 (second half) · Candidate
Jackson Alone
ジャクソンひとり · Jakuson hitori
Jose Ando (安堂ホセ, born 1994)
Translated by Kalau Almony
English editions
In EnglishJackson Alone
Soho Crime · United States · 6 January 2026 · Hardcover · 160 pages
Jackson Alone
Soho Crime · United States · 1 December 2026 · Paperback · 160 pages
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People at work have their stories about Jackson, the physio at a sportswear firm's staff gym: half Japanese, with roots in some African country, a former model, probably gay. Then someone scans a QR code printed on his T-shirt and finds a clip of a naked Black mixed-race man strapped up as if on a cross. Everyone is certain it is Jackson, and his denials change nothing. Looking into it himself, he comes across three other young men who each say the clip shows them, and together, quick-witted, they begin to plan a way to strike back at a city that sees only their bodies.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Length
- 152 pages in the original
- Genres
- Crime (assigned by AI)
- Set in
- Japan
- First published
- 2022 by Kawade Shobo Shinsha
- Author's age
- 28 when first published
- ISBN
9784309030845 (original)
9781641296366 (Soho Crime, United States)
9781641298759 (Soho Crime, United States)