Bungakukai Newcomer Award ぶんがくかいしんじんしょう
Edition 107 (2008, held 2 times in year)
Winners
2 peopleA man who appears before the Japanese Brazilian narrator begins to tell an incredible story. Through a layered narrative structure, this short story explores the unknown possibilities of encountering others and forming relationships.
An encounter with a man telling an incredible story opens up new possibilities for human relationships.
After the narrator gives a troublesome kei car to a Chinese exchange student, a small commotion spreads through his everyday life. With nimble shifts of scene and light humor, this short story brings out both human misunderstandings and a quiet sense of pathos.
A tale of upheaval set in motion by the transfer of a perpetually failing kei car, told with wit and pathos.