Kamogawa Runner

[Machine Translation] Two middle stories born between Japan and the rest of the world. The two middle stories are written in the second person, "Kimi," and are introspective in nature. The work ("Kamogawa Runner") won the Kyoto Literary Award. The protagonist, who suddenly has to quit his English conversation class in Fukui, is introduced by a colleague to a part-time job as a wedding minister... ("Ibun"). Winner of the 2nd Kyoto Literary Award with a full vote. A non-native Japanese author spins this cross-border literature with a new sensibility.

日本と世界の狭間で生まれた中篇二作。外国から京都に来た青年の日常や、周囲の扱い方に対する違和感、その中で生きる不安や葛藤等を、「きみ」という二人称を用いた独特の文章で内省的に描く。京都文学賞受賞作(「鴨川ランナー」)。福井の英会話教室を突如やめる羽目になった主人公は、ある日同僚の紹介で結婚式の牧師役のバイトを紹介されるが...(「異言」)。第二回京都文学賞満票で受賞。日本語を母語としない著者が紡ぐ、新しい感性による越境文学。