Centered on a woman with an intense desire to become a dog, this novel unsettles the boundary between human and animal, desire and self-image. Through its strange premise, it asks what it means to be loved, to obey, and to change.

犬身 is an award-recognized 長編小説 by 松浦理英子.

This stage work centers on friendship and jealousy among painters, portraying the bonds and loneliness of artists. Performances and video releases are confirmed, but no printed book containing the award work itself was found.

コンフィダント・絆 is an award-recognized 舞台作品 by 三谷幸喜.

This critical study follows beliefs and legends surrounding Gozu Tenno and Somin Shorai, rereading the image of deities pushed out of official memory. It digs into the crossing point of folklore, religion, and history through extensive evidence and interpretation.

牛頭天王と蘇民将来伝説 is an award-recognized 評論 by 川村湊.

This biography follows actresses Mitsue Suzuki and Ai Sasaki, using two generations of stage work to trace modern Japanese theatre. Their careers are narrated alongside the larger current of theatre history.

女優二代 鈴木光枝と佐々木愛 is an award-recognized 評伝 by 大笹吉雄.

This tanka work by Keiichiro Okabe received the Yomiuri Prize for Literature. Related poems are traceable through the collected tanka volume, but no standalone printed book under the award title was confirmed.

竹叢 is an award-recognized 短歌作品 by 岡部桂一郎.

Noriaki Oshikawa’s Japanese translation of Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s novel follows a young man in colonial Indonesia. It unfolds as a large-scale story of social contradiction, resistance, and awakening to modernity.

人間の大地 is an award-recognized 翻訳小説 by 押川典昭.