Japanese Literary Awards

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Shincho Mystery Grand Prize しんちょうミステリーたいしょう

Edition 5 (2018)

Long-form mysterySuspenseNew-writer award

Winners

4 people
Shinichiro Yuki grand prize

名もなき星の哀歌 by 結城真一郎 is introduced here as the award-recognized work. The book is valued for its distinctive subject, its attention to character emotion, and the way it develops its central conflict into a readable literary or genre narrative.

A concise introduction to 名もなき星の哀歌, a work shaped by its subject and emotional stakes.

416 pages
award-recognized workhuman relationshipssocial settingmemorychange
入谷近眞 finalist

明治銀座煉瓦 開化の幽霊 by 入谷近眞 is introduced here as the award-recognized work. The book is valued for its distinctive subject, its attention to character emotion, and the way it develops its central conflict into a readable literary or genre narrative.

A concise introduction to 明治銀座煉瓦 開化の幽霊, a work shaped by its subject and emotional stakes.

award-recognized workhuman relationshipssocial settingmemorychange
甲斐太朗 finalist

贖罪 by 甲斐太朗 is introduced here as the award-recognized work. The book is valued for its distinctive subject, its attention to character emotion, and the way it develops its central conflict into a readable literary or genre narrative.

A concise introduction to 贖罪, a work shaped by its subject and emotional stakes.

award-recognized workhuman relationshipssocial settingmemorychange
才川真澄 finalist

拳客 The Knuckle Athlete by 才川真澄 is introduced here as the award-recognized work. The book is valued for its distinctive subject, its attention to character emotion, and the way it develops its central conflict into a readable literary or genre narrative.

A concise introduction to 拳客 The Knuckle Athlete, a work shaped by its subject and emotional stakes.

award-recognized workhuman relationshipssocial settingmemorychange