Awai Books

あなたをうごかすことばとアート Awai holds book and media distribution contracts in North America, Japan, France, the UK, Germany, and other markets.

awaiはニューヨークと東京を拠点に、「現在」を感じさせる国内外のアート、文学を発信する会社です。おもな事業内容は出版、翻訳、ローカライゼーションなど。制作したコンテンツは日本、アメリカ、イギリス、フランス、ドイツ等へ流通させています。日本から海外へ、海外から日本へ――。たくさんのアーティストと作品を世界中の人々とつなげる架け橋になるようなコンテンツを、バイリンガルでお届けします。

With offices in New York City and Tokyo, we at Awai strive to offer unparalleled global distribution for artistic and literary projects. We specialize in localization, translation, promotion, and other customized services.

02/02/2024

Thank you everyone who came to our launch event at the Royal Anthropological Institute. We hope you're enjoying Itsushi Kawase's first book in English translation.

"Mischief of the Gods: Tales from the Ethiopian Streets" is available now📚 http://www.awaimedia.com/MischiefoftheGods.html

英国王立人類学協会での出版記念イベントに来てくれてみんなさん、ありがとうございました！Awai Booksがプロデュースした川瀬慈さんの本『Mischief of the Gods: Tales from the Ethiopian Streets』（日本語版『ストリートの精霊たち』）は、ただいま好評発売中📖

11/02/2023

Save the date! On Nov 30th, we're celebrating the 4th anniv. of Mark Schilling's "Art, Cult and Commerce: Japanese Cinema Since 2000" with a new ebook edition.

It offers an expanded table of contents, search features, and a sleek e-design.

Pre-order here: https://amazon.com/dp/B0CM2158LB/

06/29/2023

Our new translation is out tomorrow! It was featured today in the Yomiuri newspaper🙏

Awai Booksの新刊『Mischief of the Gods』が読売新聞で紹介されました。明日は発売日！よろしくお願いします☺️

06/04/2023

Delighted that a bilingual poetry collection of ours, by Pulitzer Prize-winner Forrest Gander, will be musically reinterpreted this month in Tokyo by composer Alice Nakamura.

Come out if you can! And read the book if you haven’t!

"Eiko & Koma": http://www.awaimedia.com/eiko_and_koma.html

詩集『Eiko & Koma』が、作曲家🎼中村ありすさんの手によって音楽化されます！

05/20/2023

Ryuichi Sakamoto would have been thrilled to see our first book release of 2023... Pre-orders now open through B&N, Amazon, and your favorite indie retailer. Will be out June 30! Links for pre-order listed below↓

Awai Booksの新刊は6月30日発売🥳

Amazonで予約受付中です！

川瀬慈 (著者), ジェフリー・ジョンソン (翻訳),170頁

第6回鉄犬ヘテロトピア文学賞受賞作『ストリートの精霊たち』（世界思想社）待望の英訳版！

Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mischief-of-the-gods-itsushi-kawase/1143459884
Amazon USA: https://www.amazon.com/-/en/dp/1937220117/
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/-/en/dp/1937220117/
Amazon JP: https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/dp/1937220117/

The book's wonderful design is by David Matthew Davis🙏

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本社：1133 Broadway, Suite 708, New York, NY 10010
Broadway, NY
10010

Website

http://www.awaimedia.com/

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