As reported at Junbungaku, ジェントルマン ('Gentleman') by Yamada Amy (山田詠美) has been awarded this year's Noma Award, one of the bigger Japanese literary prizes.
Will E notes that she is: "A big name in Japan but relatively under-translated in America" -- and, I would add, not helped by the editorial-interference-in-translation that mars Trash (pieced together form a variety of her work).
Will E notes that she is: "A big name in Japan but relatively under-translated in America" -- and, I would add, not helped by the editorial-interference-in-translation that mars Trash (pieced together form a variety of her work).