Japanese Literary Awards

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Bungakukai Newcomer Award ぶんがくかいしんじんしょう

Edition 66 (1988)

LiteratureNewcomer award

Winners

2 people
坂谷照美 さかたに てるみ award
Kiyoshi Kohama こはま きよし award

Set 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