{"product_id":"jackson-alone-9781641296366","title":"Jackson Alone","description":"\u003cb\u003eFour Black Japanese gay men team up against a culture where discrimination is deep-seated and revenge is just a click away. A searing, darkly funny debut from the Akutagawa Prize-winning author.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNobody at the corporate offices of Athletius Japan knows much about the massage therapist Jackson--but rumors 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. Fueling the gossip is the sudden appearance of a violent pornographic video featuring a man who looks a lot like Jackson. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Jackson serendipitously meets three other queer mixed-race guys, he learns he's not the only one being targeted. Together they concoct a plan: find out who's responsible and, in the meantime, switch identities and play tricks on people--a boyfriend, a boss--who've wronged them, exploiting the fact that nobody can seem to tell them apart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA short, blistering gut punch of a novel, \u003ci\u003eJackson Alone\u003c\/i\u003e is at turns satirical and deadpan, angry and tender--a frank exploration of identity, race, queerness, and discrimination in contemporary Japan that announces Jose Ando as a singular new talent in the global literary scene.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jose Ando\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soho Crime\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.70w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781641296366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJose Ando\u003c\/b\u003e was born and raised in Tokyo, and is of African-Asian heritage. His debut novel, \u003ci\u003eJackson Alone\u003c\/i\u003e, was awarded the 59th Bungei Prize. It was also shortlisted for the Akutagawa Prize, as was his second novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Camouflaged Man\u003c\/i\u003e. His third novel, \u003ci\u003eDtopia\u003c\/i\u003e, won the 172nd Akutagawa Prize, solidifying his presence as one of Japan's brightest young literary stars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKalau Almony\u003c\/b\u003e is a Japanese-English literary translator based in Kawasaki, Japan. His translations include the work of Fuminori Nakamura, Tahi Saihate, and Shinya Tanaka, and he is a 2025 National Endowment for the Arts translation fellow. Born and raised in Kailua, Hawai'i, Kalau completed his BA in Comparative Literature at Brown University and MA in East Asian Languages and Literatures at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Jose Ando \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47566654898333,"sku":"9781641296366","price":49.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_0bd70232-6c8a-4ce0-b835-1d8fb87db018.jpg?v=1768314284","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/jackson-alone-9781641296366","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}