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Izumi Kyoka Literary Award いずみきょうかぶんがくしょう

Edition 33 (2005)

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Winners

1 people
Michiko Ryo りょうみ ちこ award

A novel set in Calcutta, where tropical fragrance and fantasy mingle. Guided by the image of a bird that must keep flying because it has no legs, the nocturnal journey blurs the line between paradise and hell.

A visionary journey toward the end of night, adorned with the flowers of the tropics.

524 pages
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