Japanese Literary Awards

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Kotoba-to Newcomer Award ことばとしんじんしょう

Edition 1 (2020)

Novel

Winners

2 people
金名サメリ honorable mention

Michijunē is a short story by Sameri Kinna that addresses the history of harms associated with U.S. military bases in Okinawa and the ways social structures wound individual lives.

Okinawan ghosts appearing in Fukushima are led home through eisa dancing.

328 pages
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永井太郎 ながい たろう honorable mention

Nokotte Kakusan Suru Hibiki is a short story by Taro Nagai. Its narration moves across time, life, and death, bringing together the people, landscape, and history of a particular place.

Landscape and memory converge in a narrative that moves beyond time.

328 pages
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