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Edition 3 (1955)

Essay

Winners

2 people
Kinoshita Hiroi きのした ひろい award

Igirisu no gikai is Hiroi Kinoshita's political essay introducing the British parliamentary system to Japanese readers. It explains parliament, parties, elections, and cabinet government through concrete examples, addressing both institutions and political practice.

A political essay that explains the institutions and practice of the British Parliament for Japanese readers.

214 pages
British Parliamentcabinet governmentelectionsparty politicspolitical essay
Hiroko Katayama かたやま ひろこ award

Tokasetsu is a collection of essays in which Hiroko Katayama writes quietly about late-life days, nature, reading, and her affection for Irish literature. While facing solitude and aging, the book delicately gathers the feel of seasonal change and everyday life.

An essay collection that follows small lights in daily life and reflects the quiet brightness of the author's later years.

300 pages
essayslate lifenatureIrish literaturedaily lifememory