A story by Yuriko Oda included in her debut collection Shioka. Winner of the Waseda Literature Newcomer Award, it delicately catches the atmosphere of place and memory while tracing inner tremors in a fresh prose style.

The scent of place and the shadows of memory resonate quietly within a young sensibility.

A critical essay on Yoshinori Yagi's My Sonya, considering variations of life and memory through a single literary work. It expands literary reading into a philosophical inquiry.

A reading of one novel reconsiders the overlap between life and memory.

A story by Nobuaki Mochizuki that uses quiet voices and the atmosphere of sleep to portray solitude and intimacy beneath ordinary life. It was published as a commendation work for the Waseda Literature Newcomer Award.

Within the reach of a small voice, everyday loneliness and intimacy come into view.

A story by Ei Nishiyama set in a place marked by the presence of wind, portraying belonging and emotional uncertainty. It is recorded as a Waseda Literature Newcomer Award candidate.

In a place where the wind passes through, belonging and emotional tremor overlap.

A story by Hisashi Sakaguchi that cuts fragments of the city like specimens and observes the sensations of people living there. It is recorded as a Waseda Literature Newcomer Award candidate.

Fragments of the city line up like specimens, revealing the contours of human feeling.