Nihon Essayist Club Award にほんエッセイスト・クラブしょう
Edition 13 (1965)
Winners
3 peopleRoberta, Saa Arukimashou is Sasaki Tazu's account of losing her sight and living with her guide dog Roberta. Rather than reducing hardship to sentiment, it quietly conveys support, independence, and the will to move forward.
A work about finding the strength to walk again through fear, blindness, and the companionship of a guide dog.
Ressha Dia no Hanashi is a Chuko Shinsho volume in which Sakata Sadayuki explains railway timetables and their logic for general readers. It explores line capacity, train operation, and the design thinking behind timetables as familiar railway problems.
An introductory book that explains the technology and design thinking behind railway timetables.
Bijo to Nezumi to Kamigami no Shima is Akiyoshi Shigeru's nonfiction work set on an island. It layers local mythic atmosphere, everyday life, and an outsider's gaze to portray the island's society and culture.
A nonfiction work that brings together island myth, daily life, and the shock of cultural encounter.