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Hunchback 2023
Hunchback is a novella written by Japanese author Saou Ichikawa. It was first published in Bungakukai magazine in May 2023, then released as a book by Bungeishunjū on June 22, 2023. The novel received the Akutagawa Prize on July 19, 2023, marking Ichikawa as the first disabled writer to win the award. The story is categorized as disability fiction and contains 96 pages in its Japanese edition published by Bungeishunju. An English translation by Polly Barton was issued by Hogarth Press on March 18, 2025, holding North American rights. Viking Press manages world English rights. Barton’s translation was shortlisted for both the International Booker Prize and the National Book Award for Translated Literature.
Crew
- Translator
- Polly Barton
Details
- Publisher
- Bungeishunju (Japanese), Hogarth Press
- ISBN
- 9784163917122
- Pages
- 96
