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Sogen Mystery Short Story Award そうげんみすてりたんぺんしょう

Edition 19 (2012)

Mystery fictionShort stories

Winners

3 people
Enji Chikada award

a short story about a man who, after being killed, inhabits a fetus and experiences an uncanny period of time

A man who should be dead awakens as a fetus.

30 pages
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Mishin Nakamura honorable mention

a short story by a 2012 prize finalist, published in a single issue

Inside the issue, the meaning of a round symbol slowly comes apart.

335 pages
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Amano Akatsuki honorable mention

a fine short story marked by an intellectual exchange around Buddhism

A monk's words and the shape of the mystery rise quietly from the page.

335 pages
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