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

Edition 24 (2018)

Historical novelsPeriod novels

Winners

3 people

A historical novel tracing the faith of hidden Christians in a Kyushu village from the Sengoku period to the Meiji era. Because the award-winning work was issued as two volumes, no single ISBN is used as a representative identifier.

A long history of people who lived, prayed, and endured to preserve their faith.

historical fictionhidden ChristiansfaithKyushu
Daisuke Hata nominee

The Tiger-Riding General: Ota Dokan is introduced here as a work whose Japanese description centers on 太田道灌, 享徳の乱. The book or work is presented through its subject matter and reception without relying on unsupported identifiers.

The Tiger-Riding General: Ota Dokan draws readers into its world through 太田道灌.

528 pages
太田道灌享徳の乱関東戦国史家宰と調略
Yu Takekawa nominee

The Tiger's Fang is introduced here as a work whose Japanese description centers on 武田家, 兄弟の忠義. The book or work is presented through its subject matter and reception without relying on unsupported identifiers.

The Tiger's Fang draws readers into its world through 武田家.

352 pages
武田家兄弟の忠義戦国前史歴史ミステリー