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Shiroyama Saburo Economic Novel Grand Award しろやまさぶろうけいざいしょうせつたいしょう

Edition 1 (2004)

Economic novels

Winners

4 people
滝沢隆一郎 たきざわ りゅういちろう award

An economic novel about corporate misconduct and whistleblowing, following the personal cost borne by someone who resists an organization.

内部告発者 distills the core of 滝沢隆一郎's work into a story or line of thought that reaches the reader clearly.

252 pages
whistleblowingcorporate misconductpublic-interest disclosureorganizational ethics
Masashi Otsuka おおつか まさし excellence award

A financial novel set in a bank burdened by bad loans, where founding-family interests, management, and political and bureaucratic power collide.

謀略銀行 distills the core of 大塚将司's work into a story or line of thought that reaches the reader clearly.

293 pages
bankingfinancial corruptioncorporate turnaroundconspiracy
Kaoru Shiomi しおみ かおる excellence award

An economic mystery that begins with the death of a restaurant owner and uncovers corrupt ties among banking, construction, and business hospitality.

白い手の残像 distills the core of 汐見薫's work into a story or line of thought that reaches the reader clearly.

333 pages
financial mysterycollusionaccountantinvestigation
北岳登 honorable mention

An economic novel set inside a major television network, where factional rivalry, ratings pressure, and journalistic pride collide.

虚飾のメディア distills the core of 北岳登's work into a story or line of thought that reaches the reader clearly.

252 pages
television networknewsratingsinternal factions