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Kodansha Nonfiction Award こうだんしゃノンフィクションしょう

Edition 14 (1992)

NonfictionLiterary award

Winners

2 people
Masaaki Noda のだ まさあき award

On the Way Through Mourning studies the grief of families bereaved by major accidents, placing it not only in individual psychology but also in a social context. Through survivors' voices, it examines how loss enters daily life and memory over a long period.

It looks at the sorrow of those left after major accidents as a continuing time within society.

406 pages
lossbereaved familiesmourningsocial psychology
Natsuhiko Watase わたせ なつひこ award

Silver Dream follows the people and fans who placed their hopes in the racehorse Oguri Cap. Rather than recounting victories and defeats alone, it layers the memories and emotions of those around the horse to portray the force behind a phenomenon of its era.

Behind the cheers, individual dreams overlapped with Oguri Cap's run.

572 pages
horse racingOguri Caphuman dramasports nonfiction