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Idol, Burning

English

By (author): Rin Usami

Translated by: Asa Yoneda

WINNER OF THE AKUTAGAWA PRIZE

'Usami so successfully depicts the consequences of pure obsession' Guardian
'Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand what it is like to be a teenage girl' Catherine Prasifka

High-school student Akari has only one passion in her life: her oshi, her idol. His name is Masaki Ueno, best known as one-fifth of Japanese pop group Maza Maza. Akari's dedication to her oshi consumes her days completely - until he disgraces himself and Akari's world goes into a tailspin.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 102g
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 03 Aug 2023
  • Publisher: Canongate Books
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781838856137

About Rin Usami

Born in 1999 Rin Usami is a university student and writer. Her debut novel Kaka won the Bungei Prize and the Mishima Yukio Prize. Her second novel Oshi Moyu / Idol Burning won the prestigious Akutagawa Prize in 2020 and has become a phenomenon selling over 500000 copies in Japan alone. She lives in Japan.Asa Yoneda is a literary translator based in Bristol UK whose work includes The Lonesome Bodybuilder by Yukiko Motoya and Dead-End Memories by Banana Yoshimoto.

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