近作(きんさく)recent work

その作者(さくしゃ)は、近作(きんさく)よりも旧作(きゅうさく)が面白(おもしろ)い。

The author's recent work is less interesting than their older works.

近作(きんさく)と昔(むかし)の作品(さくひん)と、どちらの方(ほう)が好(す)きですか。

Which do you prefer, the recent works or the older ones?

近作(きんさく)が１３(じゅうさん)年前(ねんまえ)…この１３(じゅうさん)年間(ねんかん)、作者(さくしゃ)は何(なに)をしているのだろう…。

The recent work was 13 years ago... What has the author been doing during these 13 years?

近作(きんさく)が公開(こうかい)されてもう一(いち)年(ねん)…驚(おどろ)くことにまだその映画(えいが)は上映(じょうえい)されています。

It's been a year since the recent work was released... Surprisingly, the movie is still being shown.

近作(きんさく)が十(じゅう)年(ねん)以上(いじょう)まだだけど、その作家(さっか)の新(あたら)しい本(ほん)はもうすぐ出(で)る頃(ころ)かしら…。

It has been over ten years since the recent work, but I wonder if the author's new book will be out soon.