Tsubota Joji Literary Award つぼたじょうじぶんがくしょう
Edition 35 (2019)
Literature
Winners
1 peopleA children's novel about Eri, a fourth grader who moves from Yokohama to Yamaguchi and begins tending a small field at her grandfather's suggestion. Through letters to her friend Emi, the story portrays discoveries in nature and the emotional strain surrounding bullying at school.
Letters from a small field reconnect the vitality of nature with a child's care for a friend.
215 pages
children's literaturelettersnature observationmoving schoolsbullying