Akutagawa Prize あくたがわりゅうのすけしょう
Edition 82 (1979, held 2 times in year)
Pure literatureNew talent awardShort story / Medium-length story
Winners
1 peopleThis short story portrays Japanese wives living in a small town in the American Midwest, asking about Japanese sensibility through marriage abroad, homesickness, love, and isolation. Centered on Keiko, who lives with her veteran husband, it layers the loneliness of women betrayed by those they love.
In an American small town, the homesickness and solitude of Japanese women emerge within daily life touched by the call of mockingbirds.
193 pages
Japanese women in Americahomesicknessinternational marriagelonelinesswomen's lives