Bungei Award ぶんげいしょう
Edition 26 (1989)
Medium-length novelFull-length novel
Winners
2 peopleSet in Shinjuku Ni-chome, the novel follows a boy living as a male prostitute and depicts desire and self-destruction. Its raw momentum and urban atmosphere stand out.
Desire and self-destruction intersect at urban speed.
206 pages
Shinjukudesireself-destructionurban lifeyouth
The novel follows a woman who is both professionally successful and addicted to alcohol through a single day, told in an upbeat tempo. Its urban restlessness leaves a strong aftertaste.
Urban tension and a woman at the edge of a single day.
248 pages
womanurban lifedependenceone dayrestlessness