A coming-of-age novel set in Shiga that follows Naruse Akari, a girl whose straight-ahead force pulls everyone around her along.

Her uncompromising energy changes even the atmosphere of the town.

During the German-Soviet war, Serafima, a girl who lost her mother, chooses to become a female sniper. The novel portrays wartime violence and female solidarity with intense momentum.

The girl takes up a rifle for revenge.

“孤独”を象徴する52ヘルツの鯨をモチーフに、孤立する人々のつながりと再生を描いた長編。多くの読者の共感を呼び本屋大賞受賞作となった。

52ヘルツのクジラたち

A novel by Yu Nagira that depicts the reunion of two people marked as victim and perpetrator.

The gap between fact and truth shakes human relationships and the social gaze.

And So the Baton Is Passed follows Yuko Morimiya, a high school student raised by a relay of parents not connected to her by blood. Rather than treating her complex family situation as a sign of unhappiness, the novel portrays a chain of affection from many adults and quietly reconsiders what family and happiness can mean.

No matter how many times Yuko's surname changes, the affection handed to her by her parents remains.

A novel about Kokoro, a junior-high student who has lost her place at school, being invited through a glowing mirror into a mysterious castle where she meets other children carrying similar pain. Closed hearts slowly open as they share time and secrets.

In the castle beyond the mirror, the children quietly reach toward one another's pain.

A long novel about young pianists gathering for an international piano competition. Through geniuses, hard workers, and those attempting a return, it shows competition not only as selection but as a period of growth.

Those chosen by music discover their own sound through one another's resonance.

羊と鋼の森 is a 小説 work by 宮下奈都 associated with the 2016 受賞 record. The entry summarizes the work from award records and bibliographic checks, focusing on its subject, publication status, and reading context.

羊と鋼の森 by 宮下奈都 is a work whose subject and publication status can be traced through award and bibliographic records.

The Deer King is an epic fantasy set against a mysterious disease and imperial domination, following the paths of the warrior Van and the physician Hohsalle. It binds adventure to questions of life, community, medicine, power, and recovery.

An expansive story about survival in an age of disease and domination.

村上海賊の娘 is an award-winning work by 和田竜. It brings together the author's concerns and stylistic qualities in a form recognized by the prize jury.

村上海賊の娘, an award-winning work by 和田竜.

海賊とよばれた男 is an award-winning work by 百田尚樹. Award records and public bibliographic data identify it as a work that gathers the author's characteristic concerns and style.

海賊とよばれた男, an award-winning work by 百田尚樹.

舟を編む is an award-winning work by 三浦しをん. Public bibliographic sources were checked first for book identifiers, then for descriptive information about the work.

A bibliographic profile of 舟を編む, based on award records and public book data.

The After-Dinner Mysteries is a linked mystery collection featuring Reiko Hosho, a rookie detective and wealthy heiress, and Kageyama, her sharp-tongued butler. From the cases Reiko brings home, Kageyama cuts toward the truth with incisive deductions and merciless remarks.

An heiress detective and a sharp-tongued butler reach the heart of each case over after-dinner conversation.

天地明察 is a work by 冲方丁. A historical novel about the intellectual challenge of calendar making in Edo Japan, combining learning, rivalry, and resolve.

天地明察 draws readers into its world through concentrated language and the force of its subject.

告白は、湊かなえのデビュー長編です。娘を失った教師の告白から始まり、複数の語りが事件の真相と加害者たちの内面を浮かび上がらせます。

静かな語りが復讐と罪の輪郭を鋭く刻む、湊かなえの代表作です。

A suspense novel about Masaharu Aoyagi, a young man framed for the assassination of the prime minister, where conspiracy, memory, and trust intersect.

A cry of innocence opens a story of solitary flight and remembered bonds.

一瞬の風になれ is an award-winning work by 佐藤多佳子. It presents its subject through a concise literary frame, focusing on voice, atmosphere, and the emotional movement of the characters or speaker.

一瞬の風になれ shows the qualities for which 佐藤多佳子 was recognized in this award year.

A novel about a son raised by his mother in Chikuho who looks back on life in Tokyo, his mother's aging, and his distance from his father. Its plainspoken memories turn regret and gratitude toward family into a lasting emotional afterglow.

A family novel that portrays a mother and son through both humor and loss.

Night Picnic is a coming-of-age novel set during a high school's traditional walking festival, where students walk through the night. Over the course of the event, hidden feelings and secrets gradually loosen, and the act of walking itself changes relationships.

A night-long walk sets in motion a secret that has remained unspoken for three years.

A story of quiet bonds among a mathematician whose memory lasts only a short time, his housekeeper, and her son. The beauty of numbers resonates with human affection, creating warmth in the presence of loss.

Within fading memory, equations gently connect one person to another.