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Akutagawa Prize あくたがわりゅうのすけしょう

Edition 137 (2007)

Pure literatureNew talent awardShort story / Medium-length story

Winners

1 people

A novel tracing a vanished uncle’s strange words and way of life, portraying a drift away from ordinary language and daily life. Stuttering, solitude, and a yearning for deviation emerge through fragmentary records.

A novel tracing a vanished uncle’s strange words and way of life, portraying a drift away from ordinary language and daily life.

189 pages
languagesolitudedeviationrecords