The Final Six by Akinari Asakura - ISBN: 9781408725078
Hardcover
Six candidates, one job, a dark secret. Who will survive the ultimate interview?

The Final Six

The runaway Japanese bestseller

$59.91

  • Hardcover

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    9 June 2026

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Summary

When the stakes are at their highest, how low would you go?

Shogo Hatano has beaten thousands of applicants to become one of six final candidates in the running for a graduate position at Japan’s most exclusive tech company. Only one will be chosen - a decision made by the applicants themselves.

In a glossy high-rise office in Tokyo, the interview begins. All six of them are equally measured and polished, until they discover the envelopes. One for every candid…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781408725078
ISBN-10:140872507X
Author:Akinari Asakura
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Sphere
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:9 June 2026
Weight:480g
Dimensions:236mm x 162mm x 32mm
About The Author

Akinari Asakura

AKINARI ASAKURA is a Japanese writer and novelist known for his work as the writer of Show-ha Shoten! His award-winning works have been translated around the world, adapted for stage, screen, and into manga comics. This would be his debut novel translated into the English language.

HAYDN TROWELL is an Australian translator of Japanese literature whose work has appeared in Granta, Electric Literature, and Words Without Borders. He has translated fiction by major prize-winning authors such as Yasunari Kawabata, Maki Kashimada, and Rie Qudan, and he has worked extensively with publishers in Australia, Japan, the UK, and the US. Haydn holds a PhD in translation studies from Monash University and has a background in both translation and creative writing.

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