Akutagawa Prize あくたがわりゅうのすけしょう
Edition 127 (2002)
Pure literatureNew talent awardShort story / Medium-length story
Winners
1 peopleThis novella follows a man and a woman who meet in Hibiya Park, using their conversations and uncertain distance to portray urban loneliness and ambiguous intimacy among young working adults. A faint romantic texture overlaps with the shifting landscape of central Tokyo.
From conversations on a park bench, the loneliness and closeness of city life come into view.
176 pages
city lifelonelinessromanceeveryday life