プツン is a literary work by Makino Eri and a winner of 早稲田文学新人賞.

プツン is an essential work in the award history of Makino Eri.

青炎 is a literary work by 北原耀子 and a winner of 早稲田文学新人賞.

青炎 is an essential work in the award history of 北原耀子.

スカスカにしてやる is a literary work by みつ山すず江 and a winner of 早稲田文学新人賞.

スカスカにしてやる is an essential work in the award history of みつ山すず江.

A short story that captures the compressed time and relationships of Shinjuku Golden Gai in the heat of midsummer. Its bars, conversations, and period atmosphere bring out the loneliness and resilience of people living in the city.

In midsummer Golden Gai, the language of the night reveals the outlines of its people.

A tanka collection by Ogasawara Kazuyuki. It compresses everyday texture and bodily sensation into short verse, letting pain and dry humor emerge beneath plainspoken language.

A collection that leaves the rough grain of daily life at the core of each short poem.