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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

Winners

2 people
Seigo Morita もりた せいご award

Uogashi 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
Mariko Hayashi はやし まりこ award

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