Akutagawa Prize あくたがわりゅうのすけしょう

Edition 78 (1977, held 2 times in year)

Pure literatureNew talent awardShort story / Medium-length story

Winners

2 people

Akira Miyamoto みやもとあきら award

螢川 is an award-winning work by 宮本輝. It follows personal memory, place, and the pressure of everyday life through a voice shaped by its period.

A compact work in which 宮本輝 traces how memory and daily life shape a person's sense of belonging.

184 pages

memoryeveryday lifeselfhood

Shuzo Takagi たかぎしゅうぞう award

榧の木祭り is an award-winning work by 高城修三. It follows personal memory, place, and the pressure of everyday life through a voice shaped by its period.

A compact work in which 高城修三 traces how memory and daily life shape a person's sense of belonging.

memoryeveryday lifeselfhood