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Subaru Literary Award すばるぶんがくしょう

Edition 32 (2008)

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Winners

2 people
Hirofumi Amano あまの ひろふみ award

Around a young man who says he killed his mother, fragmented speech and violent pressure build a disturbing novel. Winner of the 32nd Subaru Literary Award.

Fragments of dialogue reveal a young man’s uneasy solitude.

128 pages
lonelinessviolenceyouthfragmentationunease
Hanamaki Kaori はなまき かおり honorable mention

An honorable-mention story published in Subaru magazine in November 2008. No standalone book edition could be confirmed.

Confirmed only as a magazine publication; no book edition found.

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