グッドバイ by 朝井まかて is the work associated with this award entry. It leaves a lingering impression through its attention to personal choices and the texture of its world.

グッドバイ draws readers into its world by carefully tracing the shape of its subject.

今ひとたびの、和泉式部 by 諸田玲子 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 今ひとたびの、和泉式部, a work shaped by its subject and emotional stakes.

若冲 by 澤田瞳子 is an award-recognized work. The entry focuses on the published work, its author, and the context in which it was selected.

A concise profile of 澤田瞳子's 若冲 through its award record.

A historical novel about a young woman who seeks to become a comb maker, layering craft, family distance, and the resolve to choose one’s own path.

櫛挽道守 is a work by 木内昇 whose profile can be outlined through award records and bibliographic checks.

A historical epic set around the Seto Inland Sea in the Sengoku period, following the daughter of the Murakami pirates and the people drawn toward the Battle of Kizugawaguchi.

村上海賊の娘 is a work by 和田竜 whose profile can be outlined through award records and bibliographic checks.

This work is introduced as a literary award-winning title. It focuses on its central motif and characters while reflecting the genre and period in which it appeared.

半島へ invites readers into its world through its central motif and award-winning premise.

A Kyoto Nishijin textile merchant, Yoshizo Hishimura, creates bold new fabrics and eventually attempts to restore the brocade of Horyu-ji. The novel follows a man possessed by brocade, weaving his artistic obsession together with the love and sorrow of the women around him.

A life staked on radiant brocade, and the joys and sorrows of the women around it.

A long work following the life of Dogen, founder of Soto Zen, through practice, thought, and the currents of his age. It portrays the solitude of a religious seeker and his pursuit of truth.

A long work following the life of Dogen, founder of Soto Zen, through practice, thought, and the currents of his age.

This long novel centers on a father-son confrontation within a political family in Aomori, layering postwar politics, public works, regional society, and religious reflection.

A father and son speak in a snowy hermitage, illuminating deep fractures in postwar Japan.

Set in Meiji-era Hokkaido, this novel layers settlement history, Ainu experience, and local memory, linking private lives to broad historical change in a restrained voice.

静かな大地 distills the core of 池澤夏樹's work into a story or line of thought that reaches the reader clearly.

A novel tracing the history of cultural exchange between China and Japan through the transmission of the shakuhachi, with figures such as the monk Kyochiku and Ikkyu. Through the instrument's tone it portrays faith, wandering, and cultural passage.

The sound of a small bamboo flute calls up memories of people who crossed the sea.

沈める城 is a work by 辻井喬. 社会と個人の記憶を重ねながら、沈みゆくものへのまなざしを描く文学作品。歴史意識と内面の揺れが響き合います。

沈める城 centers on 文学 and presents its characters through a distinctive literary frame.