Orokamono wa Aka wo Kirau  

Red Blinds The Foolish, Oroka-mono wa Aka o Kirau, 愚か者は赤を嫌う

Rafita is an accomplished bullfighter who has been successful since his early days. He has always felt confident when facing a bull, even after killing one at the age of twelve. However, when he falls in love with Mauro, a butcher who prepares the animals for the fights, his confidence begins to falter. In Rafita's dreams, Mauro is both the bull that he faces and the butcher who cuts up his own body. The book Red Blinds the Foolish by est em explores this complex relationship and cultural tradition in a place where beauty and brutality coexist.

Orokamono wa Aka wo Kirau was published in English as Red Blinds the Foolish by Aurora Publishing on December 17, 2008.