- Akutagawa Prize 2003 (first half) · Winner
ハリガネムシ
Hariganemushi
“Horsehair Worm” (title translated by AI)
Man'ichi Yoshimura (吉村萬壱, born 1961)
English editions
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A high-school teacher becomes involved with Sachiko, a small, thin woman scraping by at the bottom of society with countless scars on her wrists, and the parasite-like urge to do something cruel begins to stir inside him.
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About the book
- Form
- Novella
- Length
- 137 pages in the original
- Set in
- Japan
- First published
- 2003 by Bungeishunju
- Author's age
- 42 when first published
- ISBN
9784163223407 (original)