Dazai Osamu Award だざいおさむしょう
Edition 33 (2017)
Literary fictionNew writer award
Winners
1 peopleOne morning, the narrator finds that his wife has withdrawn to the basement and is no longer beside him. With LINE as their only means of contact, his attempts to encounter her again bring lost bonds, the passion of their first meeting, and long-suppressed wounds to the surface.
Trying to meet his wife in the basement, the narrator confronts the couple's memories and dissonance in the dark.
232 pages
marriagelovememorylonelinessbasementsreunion