Idol, Burning by Rin Usami, translated by Asa Yoneda [in Shelf Awareness]
10 Nov, by in Adult Readers, Fiction, Japanese, Repost, Translation, Young Adult Readers
"Prodigy" comes to mind when examining Rin Usami's brief (thus far) but astounding literary trajectory. Her 2019 debut novel, Kaka, made her the youngest recipient of the prestigious Yukio Mishima Prize. Her intriguing follow-up, Idol, Burning, published in 2020 when Usami was just 21, garnered the...