Japanese Literary Awards

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All Yomimono Mystery Novel Newcomer Award おーるよみものすいりしょうせつしんじんしょう

Edition 15 (1976)

Mystery novelsShort stories

Winners

4 people
Ryusei Ishii いしい りゅうせい award

A mystery short story whose title evokes a famous piece of music, layering foreign memory with the hint of an incident. The beauty of recollection stands beside the tension of mystery.

Behind a beautiful melody, an unforgettable mystery quietly sounds.

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Manami Ihara いはら まなみ award

A mystery short story that overlays the resonance of memory with the structure of an incident. Beautiful impressions from the past lead the reader toward present unease and a hidden truth.

Nostalgia can also become a thin veil over the truth.

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Jiro Akagawa あかがわ じろう award

An early mystery by Jiro Akagawa that moves briskly through an uncanny train-related incident. Combining humor and suspense, it already shows the qualities that would later make him widely popular.

Into the train's course come both the uncanny and the pleasure of detection.

334 pages
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岡田義之 おかだ よしゆき award

A mystery short story with a title suggesting an extreme distance or height. The question of what lies at the endpoint creates both adventure and investigative tension.

Beyond the number that points to an endpoint, an unexpected truth waits.

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