Strange Pictures
Japanese novelist.
Strange Pictures is a 2022 novel by Uketsu, translated from Japanese. It was shortlisted for the British Book Awards' Fiction Book of the Year in 2026.
On 2 of the 9 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Uketsu
- First published
- 2022
- Length
- 240 pages (UK paperback)
- Original language
- Translated from Japanese
- Awards
- British Book Awards Fiction shortlist, 2026
- Genre
- Thrillers and spy fiction, Crime, Psychological
Is Strange Pictures worth reading?
2 of the 9 best-of lists it could have made include it: the British Book Awards' Fiction Book of the Year and Waterstones Book of the Year (winners and shortlists).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| British Book Awards: Fiction Book of the Year (winners and shortlists) (The Bookseller, 2026) | Shortlist | See the list |
| Waterstones Book of the Year (winners and shortlists) (Waterstones, 2012-) | Shortlist | See the list |
Best edition of Strange Pictures
The edition we link to is the Pushkin Vertigo paperback (2026), 240 pages, translated by Jim Rion.
- Publisher
- Pushkin Vertigo (paperback, 2026)
- Pages
- 240
- Translator
- Jim Rion
- ISBN
- 9781805335610
How critics, prizes and readers rate Strange Pictures
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 33% of the points available on prize lists, against 20% on readers' and booksellers' lists and 0% on critics' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like Strange Pictures
If you liked Strange Pictures, try The Name of the Rose, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo or Bel Canto.
