Abe Kazushige (tentative title) by Atsushi Sasaki

To bet on the conviction, itself childish and shortsighted, and probably even wrong, that the rash, thoughtless actions of a callow youth, precisely because he is a callow youth, can sometimes genuinely save someone and even change the world. Kazushi Abe's novels are overflowing with such "miracles." (From "Ten Books by Kazushi Abe" in this volume)

Kazushi Abe, a novelist who celebrated his 30th anniversary in 2024. This book is a collection of thirty important essays and interviews about Kazushi Abe by Atsushi Sasaki, a contemporary critic/thinker who has consistently discussed this extraordinary writer since his emergence. From debut work "America's Night" to Akutagawa Prize-winning "Grand Finale," the Kannamachi Saga trilogy "Semia," "Pistols," and "Organ(ism)" which took 20 years to complete, and his latest short story collection "Ultimate Edition"—what do the literary reviews reveal about the author's trajectory, and what has he thought and expressed within the flow of "infant empire" Japan and Japanese literature?
Published by HEADZ, a label where the author himself serves as representative. The elegant design of gold lettering on a black background is by Yasuo Totsuka.