町田康 / Yasushi Machida
**"Novelist who creates strange worlds"**
Yasushi Machida is a Japanese novelist and former musician. As a novelist, he has published numerous works, using his unique writing style to portray awkward men with strange obsessions who, without self-reflection, abandon meaning and dash through life in a somewhat listless manner. His representative works include "Kussun Daikoku" and "Kiregire," the latter of which earned him the 123rd Akutagawa Prize. Yasushi Machida also acts, appearing in films and television dramas.
Q: What was his profession?
A: A novelist who creates strange worlds.
Q: What are his famous works?
A: "Kussun Daikoku" and "Kiregire"
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English Summary
**"A novelist who creates a strange world"**
Yasushi Machida is a Japanese novelist and former musician. As a novelist, he has published many works that use his unique writing style to depict a clumsy man with a strong sense of strangeness, abandoning meaning without self-reflection and running around in a lethargic manner. His representative works are ``Kussun Daikoku'' and ``Kiregire,'' the latter of which won him the 123rd Akutagawa Prize. Yasushi Machida is also active as an actor, appearing in movies and TV dramas.
Q: What did you do?
A novelist who creates a strange world
Q: What are your famous works?
“Kussun Daikoku” and “Kiregire”
Wikipedia:Yasushi Machida
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