Bungakukai Newcomer Award ぶんがくかいしんじんしょう
Edition 101 (2005, held 2 times in year)
LiteratureNewcomer award
Winners
2 peopleA twenty-nine-year-old narrator, about to marry, heads to an overnight group date to mark the end of youth. Through an old friend chasing a new venture, another friend's decline and suicide, and a partner hurt at work, this debut collection portrays bittersweet days of young adulthood with a wry gaze.
Beyond a trip meant to commemorate the end of youth, realities that cannot be laughed away quietly come into view.
184 pages
the end of youthanxiety before marriagechanging friendshipswork and emotional harmisolation among young adults