Bungakukai Newcomer Award ぶんがくかいしんじんしょう
Edition 66 (1988)
LiteratureNewcomer award
Winners
2 peopleSet in Okinawa, this short story follows a person haunted by the fear of typhoons and seeking the roots of that fear. Through the felt presence of sea and island, it explores memories and unease embedded in a place.
An Okinawan story that traces the roots of a fear of typhoons through memories of sea and island.
Okinawatyphoonsfearsea and islandmemoryplace