Shosetsu Gendai Long-form Newcomer Award しょうせつげんだいちょうへんしんじんしょう
Edition 3 (2008)
NovelLong-formNewcomer
Winners
2 peopleA striking debut set in Hell, where a fallen courtesan follows Enma's orders while holding fast to her wish to become a spider.
A courtesan patrols Hell and keeps a diary at Enma's command, all the while wishing to become a spider.
218 pages
Hellcourtesansthe supernaturalatonement
Set in the Kansei era of Edo, this debut novel portrays the daily life and human ties of a young couple who run Nazunaya, a seedling shop, through flowers and trade.
In an Edo seedling shop sustained by flowers and trade, the life of a young couple unfolds.
258 pages
Edo periodhuman connectionsmerchant lifeplants