Japanese Literary Awards

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Akutagawa Prize あくたがわりゅうのすけしょう

Edition 59 (1968)

Pure literatureNew talent awardShort story / Medium-length story

Winners

2 people

年の残り is a work by 丸谷才一 recognized in the context of 芥川賞. It is valued for the way its subject, form, and period atmosphere connect the author’s concerns with the award’s literary record.

年の残り links 丸谷才一’s mode of expression with the recognition it received at the time.

267 pages
memorysocietyhuman relationships
Minako Oba award

三匹の蟹 is a work by 大庭みな子 recognized in the context of 芥川賞. It is valued for the way its subject, form, and period atmosphere connect the author’s concerns with the award’s literary record.

三匹の蟹 links 大庭みな子’s mode of expression with the recognition it received at the time.

441 pages
memorysocietyhuman relationships