Germanium Nights follows Oboro, a young man who returns to the convent and reformatory where he grew up after committing a murder. Set in a place of faith, the novel traces his descent into violence and blasphemy, confronting the tension between a longing for salvation and destructive impulses.

Oboro's return to the convent lays bare the tension between faith and violence.

Buenos Aires Midnight is a novel by Shu Fujisawa. Set in the dance hall of a hot-spring inn, it imaginatively depicts a night of dancing between a blind older woman and a solitary young man. It received the 119th Akutagawa Prize.

A story of two lonely people meeting in the dance hall of a hot-spring inn.