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Translated Fiction & Speculative Prose

Published novels, anthologised short fiction, and longform essays translated from contemporary Japanese authors for UK and international presses.

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Selected Translations

Fumiko Hayashi Prize / Novel

The Obsidian Canal

Original author: Kenji Sato (Bungeishunju, 2021). English edition published by Harvill Secker, 2024. A neo-noir speculative novel examining ecological memory in submerged Tokyo.

Short Fiction Anthology

Terminal Archipelago

Original author: Yuka Morimoto (Hayakawa Shobo, 2022). English edition via Small Beer Press, 2025. Nine speculative visions exploring automated transit networks and societal isolation.

Seiun Nominee / Novella

Syntax of Rust

Original author: Daisuke Takeda (Shinchosha, 2023). English edition published by Picador UK, 2024. A sharp examination of cybernetic labour and human obsolescence.

Reviews

Critical Reception

Robin Galloway captures the deliberate cadence of Sato's prose without blunting its mechanical dread.

Times Literary Supplement

A masterclass in register fidelity. The English translation preserves the austere quiet of the source text perfectly.

Asymptote Journal

Fluid, uncompromising, and remarkably taut. An exemplary English voice for contemporary speculative Japanese literature.

World Literature Today

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Sample chapters, reader reports, and translation rights dossiers prepared upon request for trade publishers and literary agencies.