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Delira

Hitomi Kanehara

Translated by Dan Bradley

‘I steadied my trembling legs and yelled, “Welcome to Delira!” ’

Hitomi Kanehara

Hitomi Kanehara wrote her debut novel Hebi ni Piasu (Snakes and Earrings) at the age of twenty-one. The novel won the prestigious Akutagawa Prize and the Subaru Literary Prize. Her other works include AutofictionHydra, Trip Trap and Mothers.

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Translated by Dan Bradley

Dan Bradley lives and works in Cardiff. Alongside writing fiction, he has published English translations of work by Japanese authors, including Hitomi Kanehara and Masahiko Shimada.

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