A short story treated as one of the finalists and described in the judges’ comments as still remaining at the starting point of a novel. It reads more like a work where the outline and the writer’s early hand are visible than one with a fully expanded plot.

It is still at the starting point of a novel.

A short story published in the December 1987 issue of Bungakukai as a runner-up in the 65th Bungakukai Newcomer Award. No standalone book edition has been confirmed, so it is best read as a magazine-published work.

A short story published as a runner-up in the 65th Bungakukai Newcomer Award.

The title story of a short story collection, depicting the growth of a boy raised in the foothills of Mount Zao with fresh, emotionally vivid prose. The shifting contours of life and people struggling through awkward love emerge against the quiet atmosphere of a mountain village.

It traces a boy’s growth in the foothills of Mount Zao with fresh, emotionally resonant prose.

A short story published in the December 1987 issue of Bungakukai as a runner-up in the 65th Bungakukai Newcomer Award. No standalone book edition has been confirmed, so it is best read as a magazine-published work.

A short story published as a runner-up in the 65th Bungakukai Newcomer Award.