Thrown Away on an August Street

Takami Itō · 2006 CE · Short Story · Japanese · Contemporary

A man who drives a delivery route restocking drink vending machines passes the last day before his divorce becomes final, in the heat of an August street. The flat routine of the job sets off memories of the marriage and its disappointments. It won the Akutagawa Prize in 2006.

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