Shibata Renzaburo Award しばたれんざぶろうしょう
Edition 34 (2021)
NovelContemporary fictionHistorical fictionEntertainment fiction
Winners
2 peopleA long novel tracing the life of Mori Rui, the youngest child of Mori Ogai, through the loss after his father's death, shifting family ties, and his struggle to find a path in art and writing.
A long novel following the life of Rui, Mori Ogai's youngest child.
504 pages
Mori Ogaifamilymodern Japanpaintingwriting
A long novel in which people carrying misunderstood desire and loneliness cross paths after an accidental death, against the backdrop of a society shaped by the language of diversity.
Misunderstood desires cross paths after an accidental death.
384 pages
diversitydesirelonelinessfamilysocial gaze