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Jackson Alone : From the winner of the Akutagawa Prize - Jose Ando blhhgf A detail of the workA short, blistering gut punch of a novel, Jackson Alone is at turns satirical and deadpan, angry and tender a frank exploration of identity, race, and queerness in contemporary Japan. Nobody at the corporate offices of Athletius Japan knows much about the massage therapist, Jackson, but rumours 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. Fuelling the gossip is the