All Yomimono Newcomer Award おーるよみものしんじんしょう
Edition 25 (1964, held 2 times in year)
NovelsNewcomer awardHistorical fiction (since 2021)Mystery novels (temporarily merged in 2008)
Winners
1 peopleThis story by Shizuko Nakagawa carries a title that suggests captivity shifting from place to place. It can be read as a pursuit of inner life under duress, layering enclosed time with the unease of movement.
Captive time does not stay in one place; it changes form as it corners a person.
captivitymovementanxietyNaoki Prize candidate