Japanese Literary Awards

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Kodansha Essay Award こうだんしゃエッセイしょう

Edition 7 (1991)

EssayLiterary award

Winners

2 people
Rei Ito いとう れい award

An essay collection by Rei Ito that writes with wit and savor about hunting, companionship, nature, drink, friends, and game. Its voice opens onto the pleasures found in the margins of everyday life.

Hunting, drink, and time with friends effervesce in lively prose.

238 pages
essayhuntingnaturedrinkhumor
Atsuko Suga すが あつこ award

ミラノ 霧の風景 by 須賀敦子 is a prize-recognized work. イタリアで過ごした日々を、都市の霧、人との出会い、文学への思いとともにたどる随筆集。回想の静かな筆致が、異国で暮らすことの喜びと喪失を深く響かせる。

ミラノ 霧の風景 shows the central qualities of 須賀敦子.

225 pages
award-recognized workliterary expressionmemory and relationships