A novel set in Miyagi after the Great East Japan Earthquake, portraying the wounds and recovery of families and young people. Through the figure of Aoba, it reconnects time that was once severed.

Aoba appears before wounded young people as someone who connects the past and the present.

A sweeping novel that moves between history and imagination to portray ambition and violence in a Manchurian city.

A single city’s rise and fall reflects human desire.

A historical mystery built around a siege at Arioka Castle, where Araki Murashige and Kuroda Kanbei engage in a battle of deduction.

Inside a castle-like locked room, two strategists take on the case.

じんかん is an award-recognized work by Shogo Imamura. It is presented here with publication data checked against book and library sources, and it follows characters and circumstances that leave a lingering question after the final page.

じんかん is a work whose shape becomes clearer when its award history is read alongside its publication record.

A large-scale crime novel centered on remnants of the Yokota Shoji affair, evoking one of postwar Japan's major fraud scandals. It follows a man unable to escape deception as desire, violence, and schemes pull him into the darkness running from late Showa into Heisei Japan.

The life of a man who can survive only by deceiving others exposes the desires of modern Japan.

A historical novel about the people called warabe, despised in the Heian period under names such as oni and tsuchigumo. Born in Echigo, Ogyomaru carries the loss of his father and homeland and, through many encounters, heads toward a battle for a world where people can live together.

A prayer-like story of the despised joining hands in search of a world where they can live.

The second linked ghost-story collection in which the repairman Obana responds to hauntings left in old houses and places through acts of maintenance. Set in townhouses, shrine-side paths, old homes, and attics, the stories mingle fear, sorrow, and tenderness.

Rather than exorcising hauntings, the stories ease human distress by repairing the places people inhabit.

A sweeping historical novel centered on Yayomanekuf, an Ainu born in Sakhalin, and Bronislaw Pilsudski, sent there as a convict under Russian imperial pressure. It depicts lives shaken by nation and civilization, as the heat of preserving homeland and culture crosses eras.

The anguish over stolen land and culture turns into the heat people need in order to live.

A crime novel centered on a man called Blue, born in the first year of the Heisei era and dead at its close. Through an unsolved case, a murder in a housing complex, and the fractures of society, it links one life to the darker currents of an era marked by abuse, poverty, prejudice, and isolation.

A socially conscious mystery that condenses the light and darkness of the Heisei era into one man's life and death.

Set in Okinawa under U.S. military rule, this novel follows childhood friends confronting the absence of a hero and the island's political reality. Their struggle to reclaim a stolen homeland becomes a sweeping epic of youth and revolution before reversion.

A high-energy epic of young people racing through Okinawa before its reversion to Japan.

A historical novel that examines Oda Nobunaga's inner life and the dynamics of his retainers through the lens of organizational principles. Nobunaga's hunger, his followers' unease, and the shadow of betrayal converge toward Honnoji.

The novel traces the historical current toward Honnoji through Nobunaga's governing principles.

A historical novel about people trying to rebuild high school baseball in postwar Japan. Under the Allied occupation, their attempt to regain pride becomes a story of sport and national recovery.

A story of people entrusting the future to baseball in order to recover a lost summer.

An apocalyptic science-fiction novel in which a man's life in a picture-book-like town intersects with a reality shaken by global catastrophe. Unknown entities and amorphous creatures create a vision both cruel and beautiful.

One man's dream holds the key to a world moving toward extinction.

A school novel about a teenager whose dream of ekiden running collapses and who unexpectedly joins the broadcasting club, where he searches for a new place among new friends. It depicts dreams, friendship, jealousy, and regret within everyday school life.

A boy who can no longer run finds a new dream in a place devoted to sending voices outward.

ヒストリア is an award-recognized work by Eiichi Ikegami. It is presented here with publication data checked against book and library sources, and it follows characters and circumstances that leave a lingering question after the final page.

ヒストリア is a work whose shape becomes clearer when its award history is read alongside its publication record.

敵の名は、宮本武蔵 is an award-recognized work by Masaki Kinoshita. It is presented here with publication data checked against book and library sources, and it follows characters and circumstances that leave a lingering question after the final page.

敵の名は、宮本武蔵 is a work whose shape becomes clearer when its award history is read alongside its publication record.

腐れ梅 is an award-recognized work by Toko Sawada. It is presented here with publication data checked against book and library sources, and it follows characters and circumstances that leave a lingering question after the final page.

腐れ梅 is a work whose shape becomes clearer when its award history is read alongside its publication record.

夜行 is an award-recognized work by Tomihiko Morimi. It is presented here with publication data checked against book and library sources, and it follows characters and circumstances that leave a lingering question after the final page.

夜行 is a work whose shape becomes clearer when its award history is read alongside its publication record.

盤上の向日葵 is an award-recognized work by Yuko Yuzuki. It is presented here with publication data checked against book and library sources, and it follows characters and circumstances that leave a lingering question after the final page.

盤上の向日葵 is a work whose shape becomes clearer when its award history is read alongside its publication record.

罪の声 is an award-recognized work by 塩田武士. It is presented as a work shaped by character choices, a sense of time and place, and a lingering question after the final page.

罪の声 is a work whose shape becomes clearer when its award history is read alongside its publication record.

室町無頼 is an award-recognized work by 垣根涼介. It is presented as a work shaped by character choices, a sense of time and place, and a lingering question after the final page.

室町無頼 is a work whose shape becomes clearer when its award history is read alongside its publication record.

望み is an award-recognized work by 雫井脩介. It is presented as a work shaped by character choices, a sense of time and place, and a lingering question after the final page.

望み is a work whose shape becomes clearer when its award history is read alongside its publication record.

ロンドン狂瀾 is an award-recognized work by 中路啓太. It is presented as a work shaped by character choices, a sense of time and place, and a lingering question after the final page.

ロンドン狂瀾 is a work whose shape becomes clearer when its award history is read alongside its publication record.

バベル九朔 is an award-recognized work by 万城目学. It is presented as a work shaped by character choices, a sense of time and place, and a lingering question after the final page.

バベル九朔 is a work whose shape becomes clearer when its award history is read alongside its publication record.

代体 is an award-recognized work by 山田宗樹. It is presented as a work shaped by character choices, a sense of time and place, and a lingering question after the final page.

代体 is a work whose shape becomes clearer when its award history is read alongside its publication record.

鳩の撃退法 is a work by 佐藤正午 associated with the 山田風太郎賞. Based on the award record, it is presented as a work that invites readers to follow the intersections of character, period, society, and memory.

鳩の撃退法 by 佐藤正午 is a work whose shape becomes clearer when its award history is read together with bibliographic traces.

つまをめとらば is a work by 青山文平 associated with the 山田風太郎賞. Based on the award record, it is presented as a work that invites readers to follow the intersections of character, period, society, and memory.

つまをめとらば by 青山文平 is a work whose shape becomes clearer when its award history is read together with bibliographic traces.

人魚ノ肉 is a work by 木下昌輝 associated with the 山田風太郎賞. Based on the award record, it is presented as a work that invites readers to follow the intersections of character, period, society, and memory.

人魚ノ肉 by 木下昌輝 is a work whose shape becomes clearer when its award history is read together with bibliographic traces.

Red is a work by 島本理生 associated with the 山田風太郎賞. Based on the award record, it is presented as a work that invites readers to follow the intersections of character, period, society, and memory.

Red by 島本理生 is a work whose shape becomes clearer when its award history is read together with bibliographic traces.

孤狼の血 is a work by 柚月裕子 associated with the 山田風太郎賞. Based on the award record, it is presented as a work that invites readers to follow the intersections of character, period, society, and memory.

孤狼の血 by 柚月裕子 is a work whose shape becomes clearer when its award history is read together with bibliographic traces.

二千七百の夏と冬 is an award-recognized 小説 by 荻原浩. Public bibliographic records and award information frame it as a work concerned with personal choice, memory, and the pressure of its social or historical setting.

二千七百の夏と冬 looks at the relationship between individual lives and their times through the shape of an award-winning work.

代償 is an award-recognized 小説 by 伊岡瞬. Public bibliographic records and award information frame it as a work concerned with personal choice, memory, and the pressure of its social or historical setting.

代償 looks at the relationship between individual lives and their times through the shape of an award-winning work.

ケモノの城 is an award-recognized 小説 by 誉田哲也. Public bibliographic records and award information frame it as a work concerned with personal choice, memory, and the pressure of its social or historical setting.

ケモノの城 looks at the relationship between individual lives and their times through the shape of an award-winning work.

悟浄出立 is an award-recognized 小説集 by 万城目学. Public bibliographic records and award information frame it as a work concerned with personal choice, memory, and the pressure of its social or historical setting.

悟浄出立 looks at the relationship between individual lives and their times through the shape of an award-winning work.

ナイト＆シャドウ is an award-recognized 小説 by 柳広司. Public bibliographic records and award information frame it as a work concerned with personal choice, memory, and the pressure of its social or historical setting.

ナイト＆シャドウ looks at the relationship between individual lives and their times through the shape of an award-winning work.

巨鯨の海 is a 受賞作 by 伊東 潤 recognized in the relevant 2013 literary award cycle. The entry summarizes the work as a prize-listed title based on the available bibliographic record.

Bibliographic and descriptive notes for 巨鯨の海, recorded as a 2013 award-winning work.

旅猫リポート is a 受賞作 by 有川浩 recognized in the relevant 2013 literary award cycle. The entry summarizes the work as a prize-listed title based on the available bibliographic record.

Bibliographic and descriptive notes for 旅猫リポート, recorded as a 2013 award-winning work.

死神の浮力 is a 受賞作 by 伊坂 幸太郎 recognized in the relevant 2013 literary award cycle. The entry summarizes the work as a prize-listed title based on the available bibliographic record.

Bibliographic and descriptive notes for 死神の浮力, recorded as a 2013 award-winning work.

光秀の定理 is a 受賞作 by 垣根 涼介 recognized in the relevant 2013 literary award cycle. The entry summarizes the work as a prize-listed title based on the available bibliographic record.

Bibliographic and descriptive notes for 光秀の定理, recorded as a 2013 award-winning work.

七帝柔道記 is a 受賞作 by 増田 俊也 recognized in the relevant 2013 literary award cycle. The entry summarizes the work as a prize-listed title based on the available bibliographic record.

Bibliographic and descriptive notes for 七帝柔道記, recorded as a 2013 award-winning work.

光圀伝 is an award-winning work by 冲方丁. A book record was confirmed through NDL, so the paper-book ISBN was used to cross-fill ASIN, ISBN-10, and ISBN-13 where applicable.

光圀伝, recorded as an award-winning work by 冲方丁.

晴天の迷いクジラ is an award-winning work by 窪美澄. A book record was confirmed through NDL, so the paper-book ISBN was used to cross-fill ASIN, ISBN-10, and ISBN-13 where applicable.

晴天の迷いクジラ, recorded as an award-winning work by 窪美澄.

くちびるに歌を is an award-winning work by 中田永一. A book record was confirmed through NDL, so the paper-book ISBN was used to cross-fill ASIN, ISBN-10, and ISBN-13 where applicable.

くちびるに歌を, recorded as an award-winning work by 中田永一.

あなたが愛した記憶 is an award-winning work by 誉田哲也. A book record was confirmed through NDL, so the paper-book ISBN was used to cross-fill ASIN, ISBN-10, and ISBN-13 where applicable.

あなたが愛した記憶, recorded as an award-winning work by 誉田哲也.

百年法 is an award-winning work by 山田宗樹. Amazon JP, NDL, and related publisher records were checked, but no ISBN for a standalone book or paperback containing the work could be confirmed. Magazine and article identifiers were not reused.

百年法, recorded as an award-winning work by 山田宗樹.

Military operations in the Congolese rainforest intersect with a young man in Tokyo following his father’s final instructions. The novel handles evolution, science, and ethics on a large scale while maintaining the drive of a thriller.

ジェノサイド by 高野 和明 is recorded here at the work level from the award record.

Based on a real tourism section in Kochi Prefecture, this workplace novel depicts the rigidity of government and the desire to promote a region. Young officials learn to turn local appeal into language and plans by taking in outside perspectives.

県庁おもてなし課 by 有川浩 is recorded here at the work level from the award record.

藁にもすがる獣たち is a work by 曽根 圭介 recorded in the 2011-1 award data. A book-format record was confirmed, so its bibliographic data can be treated at the work level.

藁にもすがる獣たち by 曽根 圭介 is recorded here at the work level from the award record.

水底フェスタ is a work by 辻村 深月 recorded in the 2011-1 award data. A book-format record was confirmed, so its bibliographic data can be treated at the work level.

水底フェスタ by 辻村 深月 is recorded here at the work level from the award record.

民宿雪国 is a work by 樋口毅宏 recorded in the 2011-1 award data. A book-format record was confirmed, so its bibliographic data can be treated at the work level.

民宿雪国 by 樋口毅宏 is recorded here at the work level from the award record.

コラプティオ is a work by 真山 仁 recorded in the 2011-1 award data. A book-format record was confirmed, so its bibliographic data can be treated at the work level.

コラプティオ by 真山 仁 is recorded here at the work level from the award record.

A suspense novel about the antisocial nature hidden beneath the charming face of high-school teacher Seiji Hasumi. A closed school community collapses under calculated control and violence.

When the ideal teacher’s mask slips, the classroom becomes a place of inescapable terror.

A horror mystery in which a transfer student at a provincial middle school is drawn into strange events surrounding the dead. The closed classroom atmosphere and chain of deaths build intense suspense.

Around the extra presence hidden in the class, everyday life begins to warp in silence.

A campus novel about students gathered in the Mechanical Control Research Club, known as KIKEN, at Seinan Electrical Engineering College. It briskly depicts making things, reckless projects, and friendship.

A noisy, risky, irresistibly fun youth story of engineering students begins to run.

A historical novel centered on the Battles of Kawanakajima and the age of Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin. Battlefield tension, strategy, and conviction unfold on a large scale.

Beyond the mist of Kawanakajima, human will rises above victory and defeat.

A novel about a fourth-grade boy investigating penguins that suddenly appear in town and the mystery of an enigmatic young woman. Scientific curiosity and the stirrings of first love expand into a summer adventure.

From a boy’s research notebook begins a summer leading toward the secrets of the world.