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Nakayama Gishu Literary Award なかやまぎしゅうぶんがくしょう

Edition 12 (2006)

Historical novelsPeriod novels

Winners

3 people
Yo Ikenaga いけなが よう award

雲を斬る by 池永陽 is presented here as a work centered on historical fiction, swordsmanship, human feeling. It can be introduced to readers as a literary work whose appeal lies in the specific world suggested by its award context and subject.

A work shaped by historical fiction, swordsmanship.

345 pages
historical fictionswordsmanshiphuman feelingpride
Hiroshi Kato かとう ひろし nominee

信長の棺 by 加藤廣 is presented here as a work centered on historical mystery, Oda Nobunaga, Honnoji Incident. It can be introduced to readers as a literary work whose appeal lies in the specific world suggested by its award context and subject.

A work shaped by historical mystery, Oda Nobunaga.

423 pages
historical mysteryOda NobunagaHonnoji IncidentSengoku period
Masataka Miyamoto みやもと まさたか nominee

風魔 by 宮本昌孝 is presented here as a work centered on historical fiction, ninja, Fuma clan. It can be introduced to readers as a literary work whose appeal lies in the specific world suggested by its award context and subject.

A work shaped by historical fiction, ninja.

historical fictionninjaFuma clanSengoku period