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

Edition 29 (2023)

Historical novelsPeriod novels

Winners

3 people
羽鳥好之 nominee

A historical novel centered on the later life of Tachibana Muneshige, in which he retells the memory of Sekigahara when summoned by Iemitsu in 1631.

Muneshige's later years cast new light on Sekigahara.

304 pages
Tachibana MuneshigeSekigaharalater lifehistorical fiction
Koichiro Nishi nominee

A long historical novel that traces the turbulent life of the seventh Danjuro Ichikawa within the world of kabuki and the wider culture of Edo.

The light and shadow of a celebrated stage name emerge on the Edo stage.

409 pages
kabukiIchikawa DanjuroEdo culturehistorical fiction
Ryo Akagami nominee

A period novel that follows the intersection of people burdened by old ties, centering on pain, drift, and the possibility of renewal.

People bound by old ties cross paths in the shadow of their era.

period fictionfaterenewalhistory