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Akutagawa Prize あくたがわりゅうのすけしょう

Edition 50 (1963, held 2 times in year)

Pure literatureNew talent awardShort story / Medium-length story

Winners

1 people
Seiko Tanabe たなべ せいこ award

This romantic short story follows Yuiko, wounded by an unfulfilled love, as she travels with her friend Hiroshi. Light conversation and the movement of travel are layered with heartbreak, self-deflection, and Kansai-inflected humor.

Even on the road, heartbreak does not disappear; behind the humor, Yuiko's sentiment trembles faintly.

217 pages
lovetravelheartbreakKansai dialoguehumor