Idol, Burning

Author: Usami, Rin, Yoneda, Asa

Japan

Published on 3 August 2023 by Canongate Books in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 144 pages, integrated b&w images
128 x 197 x 12 | 110g

WINNER OF THE AKUTAGAWA PRIZE'Usami so successfully depicts the consequences of pure obsession' Guardian'Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand what it is like to be a teenage girl' Catherine PrasifkaHigh-school student Akari has only one passion in her life: her oshi, her idol. His name is Masaki Ueno, best known as one-fifth of Japanese pop group Maza Maza. Akari's dedication to her oshi consumes her days completely - until he disgraces himself and Akari's world goes into a tailspin.