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Jose Ando

Biography

Jose Ando

Jose Ando was born and raised in Tokyo and is of African-Asian heritage. His debut novel, JACKSON ALONE, was awarded the 59th Bungei Prize. It also was shortlisted for the Akutagawa Prize, as was his second novel, THE CAMOUFLAGED MAN. His third novel, DTOPIA, won the 172nd Akutagawa Prize, solidifying his presence as one of Japan’s brightest young literary stars.

Jose Ando

Books by Jose Ando

Jackson Alone
written by Jose Ando, translated by Kalau Almony - Fiction, Suspense, Thriller

Nobody 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. When 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.