Japanese Literary Awards

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Akutagawa Prize あくたがわりゅうのすけしょう

Edition 63 (1970)

Pure literatureNew talent awardShort story / Medium-length story

Winners

2 people
Tomoko Yoshida よしだ ともこ award

無明長夜 is a work by 吉田知子 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.

無明長夜 links 吉田知子’s mode of expression with the recognition it received at the time.

208 pages
memorysocietyhuman relationships
Furuyama Komao ふるやま こまお award

プレオー8の夜明け is a work by 古山高麗雄 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.

プレオー8の夜明け links 古山高麗雄’s mode of expression with the recognition it received at the time.

601 pages
memorysocietyhuman relationships