Naoki Sanjugo Award なおきさんじゅうごしょう
Edition 94 (1985, held 2 times in year)
Popular literatureNovels
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2 peopleUogashi Monogatari is a novel by Seigo Morita. Through a young man who hides in a riverside fish-market district and the people around him, it depicts a life burdened by secrets and the warmth of community.
In a fish-market neighborhood, a young man with a secret is drawn into human warmth.
272 pages
fish marketcommunitysecret
Saishubin ni Maniaeba is a short-story collection by Mariko Hayashi. Including the title story and Kyoto Made, it observes adult love and parting with a cool, incisive eye.
A sharp, cool portrayal of adult affairs and departures.
219 pages
lovepartingurban life