Idol, Burning

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE 2020 AKUTAGAWA PRIZE ''My oshi was on fire. Word was he''d punched a fan'' High-school student Akari has only one passion in her life: her oshi, her idol. His name is Masaki Ueno, best known as one-fifth of Japanese pop group Maza Maza. Akari''s dedication to her oshi consumes her days completely. She keeps a blog entirely devoted to him, religiously chronicling and analysing all his events. He is the spine of her life; she cannot survive without him. When Masaki is rumoured to have assaulted a female fan, facing waves of social media backlash, Akari''s world falls apart. Offering a vivid insight into otaku culture and adolescence, Idol, Burning is a brilliantly gripping story of obsession, coming of age and the addictive, relentless nature of fandom culture.

Product details

• Authors: Rin Usami
• Assisted by: Asa Yoneda (Translation)
• Publisher: Canongate Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.11.2022
• EAN: 9781838856120
• ISBN: 978-1-83885-612-0
• No. of pages: 135
• Dimensions: 137 mm x 215 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Japan, FICTION / Literary, Fiction in translation, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: Sense of place, FICTION / Feminist, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary