Owen Cooney is a writer and translator based near New York City. He recently finished an MA programme at Columbia University in East Asia Regional Studies (Japan focus). Cooney worked for a number of years as a translator in Japan, dealing with content as diverse as art, pop music and video games. He is currently working on further translations of Japanese literature and also his own fiction. His translation of Osamu Dazai's "Lantern," another short story from the same series as "Crickets," has been published as an e-book. Visit his website for more information. [Read]