{"product_id":"jackson-alone-from-the-winner-of-the-akutagawa-prize-9781804442838","title":"Jackson Alone: From the winner of the Akutagawa Prize","description":"\u003cp\u003eJose Ando's short, sharp debut about four mixed-raced Black Japanese gay men out for revenge when a disturbing pornographic video of one of them is circulated online.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF DUA LIPA'S SERVICE95 'MUST READ BOOKS FOR 2026'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA short, blistering gut punch of a novel, \u003ci\u003eJackson Alone\u003c\/i\u003e is at turns satirical and deadpan, angry and tender - a frank exploration of identity, race, and queerness in contemporary Japan. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNobody at the corporate offices of Athletius Japan knows much about the massage therapist, Jackson, but rumors 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. Fueling the gossip is the sudden appearance of a violent pornographic video featuring a man who looks like a lot like Jackson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom an Akutagawa prize winning author, \u003ci\u003eJackson Alone\u003c\/i\u003e asks complex questions about how we see ourselves and how we see others, as well as what it really means to get revenge.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781804442838\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 21 Apr 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Bonnier Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 22.6(H)x14.4(L)x1.9(W)270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 270\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eJose Ando (Author) \u003cbr\u003e Jose Ando was born and raised in Tokyo and is of African-Asian heritage. His debut novel \u003ci\u003eJackson Alone\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded the 59th Bungei Prize. It was also shortlisted for the Akutagawa Prize, as was his second novel \u003ci\u003eThe Camouflaged Man\u003c\/i\u003e. His third novel \u003ci\u003eDtopia\u003c\/i\u003e won the 172nd Akutagawa Prize, solidifying his presence as one of Japan's brightest young literary stars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKalau Almony (Translator) \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eWith its award-winning author and fierce themes of identity and retribution, this novel promises an unforgettable, conversation-starting read. * Service95 *\u003cbr\u003eHeartbreaking, hilarious, and harrowing, Jose Ando's \u003ci\u003eJackson Alone\u003c\/i\u003e astounds. Investigating queerness, Blackness, and difference in a vibrant, ever-shifting Tokyo, Ando's novel blends buddy-comedy, whodunit and cultural excavation into a story about the many different ways we belong (and don't). I've never read anything like Ando's prose-\u003ci\u003eJackson Alone\u003c\/i\u003e transcends the form -- Bryan Washington, author of MEMORIAL\u003cbr\u003eA unique idea, it reminds me of the work of Jordan Peele -- Amy Yamada\u003cbr\u003eThe harmony that \u003ci\u003eJackson Alone\u003c\/i\u003e finds between a pressing social theme and rhythmical narration filled me with a strange excitement I had never before experienced -- Yoko Ogawa\u003cbr\u003eThe rhythm of Jose Ando's\u003ci\u003e Jackson Alone\u003c\/i\u003e is wonderful, as is the richly forceful premise -- Hiromi Kawakami","brand":"Jose Ando","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48880260415705,"sku":"9781804442838","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781804442838.jpg?v=1783000234","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/jackson-alone-from-the-winner-of-the-akutagawa-prize-9781804442838","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}