Akutagawa Prize あくたがわりゅうのすけしょう
Edition 107 (1992)
Pure literatureNew talent awardShort story / Medium-length story
Winners
1 peopleA novel that depicts the solitude and desire of modern urban life through the bodily sensations of a subway driver and the underground city. Tunnels and station lights reveal a city suspended between discipline and sensuality.
The speed of a train beneath the city illuminates the inner lives of urban dwellers.
205 pages
subwayurban lifebodily perceptionsolitude