Set in a prison overlooking the sea, this short story contrasts the routine of a prison officer with a family and the time remaining to a condemned prisoner. As the execution day approaches, it explores the weight of life and the relationship between those who judge and those who are judged.

Against the routine of prison life, it sharply portrays the lives and deaths of the judge and the judged as an execution day draws near.

Ishi no Nymph-tachi (Stone Nymphs) is a short story by Akio Miyahara about the frustrated desires of feverish schoolgirls. It won the 1966 Bungeikai Newcomer Award and was shortlisted for the Akutagawa Prize later that year.

Akio Miyahara's debut short story about the frustrated desires of feverish schoolgirls.