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Oya Soichi Nonfiction Award おおやそういちノンフィクションしょう

Edition 4 (1973)

Nonfiction

Winners

2 people
Akira Suzuki すずき あきら award

“南京大虐殺”のまぼろし is a literary work by 鈴木明. Recognized in 1973, it is valued for its focused treatment of character, place, and the pressures of its time.

“南京大虐殺”のまぼろし captures a sense of people and time within a tightly shaped form.

509 pages
memory and placehuman feelingsocial context
Tomoko Yamazaki やまざき ともこ award

サンダカン八番娼館 is a literary work by 山崎朋子. Recognized in 1973, it is valued for its focused treatment of character, place, and the pressures of its time.

サンダカン八番娼館 captures a sense of people and time within a tightly shaped form.

438 pages
memory and placehuman feelingsocial context