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Jose Ando - Jackson Alone, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2027

Jackson Alone

From the winner of the Akutagawa Prize

Av Jose Ando

Del i serien Footnote Press

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A short, blistering gut punch of a novel, Jackson Alone is at turns satirical and deadpan, angry and tender - a frank exploration of identity, race, and queerness in contemporary Japan. Nobody at the corporate offices of Athletius Japan knows much about the massage therapist, Jackson, but rumours abound. He used to work as a model. He likes to party. He's mixed race: half-Japanese, half-somewhere-in-Africa-n. He might be gay. Fuelling the gossip is the sudden appearance of a violent, pornographic video featuring a man who looks like a lot like Jackson.When Jackson serendipitously meets three other queer mixed-race guys, he learns he's not the only one being targeted. Together they concoct a plan: find out who's responsible and, in the meantime, exploit the fact that nobody can seem to tell them apart to trick people who've wronged them.From an Akutagawa prize winning author, Jackson Alone asks complex questions about how we see ourselves and how we see others, as well as what it really means to get revenge.
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  • Utgivningsdatum: 2027-01-14
  • Mått: 129 x 198 x 10 mm
  • Vikt: 180 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Serie: Footnote Press
  • Antal sidor: 160
  • Förlag: Bonnier Books Ltd
  • ISBN: 9781804442869
  • Översättare: Kalau Almony
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Jose Ando (Author) Jose Ando was born and raised in Tokyo and is of African-Asian heritage. His debut novel Jackson Alone was awarded the 59th Bungei Prize. It was also shortlisted for the Akutagawa Prize, as was his second novel The Camouflaged Man. His third novel Dtopia won the 172nd Akutagawa Prize, solidifying his presence as one of Japan's brightest young literary stars.Kalau Almony (Translator) Kalau Almony is a Japanese-English literary translator based in Kawasaki, Japan and a 2025 National Endowment for the Arts translation fellow. Born and raised in Kailua, Hawai?i, Kalau completed his BA in Comparative Literature at Brown University and MA in East Asian Languages and Literatures at the University of Hawai?i at Manoa.

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With its award-winning author and fierce themes of identity and retribution, this novel promises an unforgettable, conversation-starting read.

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