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Noma Literary Newcomer Award のまぶんげいしんじんしょう

Edition 43 (2021)

Pure literatureNovels

Winners

1 people
Iko Idogawa いどがわ いこ award

A short story collection that depicts the days of Shu, a fifth-grader in a child welfare facility, and his younger friend Hijiri with delicate language. Poet Iko Idogawa's first fiction collection includes the title story and 'Boshou'.

The children's gaze picks up the scenery of the Yodogawa as it is.

178 pages
child welfare facilitychildrenpoint of viewdaily lifelanguage