Shosetsu Gendai Newcomer Award
寂野 (講談社文庫 さ 23-4)
A short story included in the historical fiction collection Samishino, centered on women’s passions. It depicts pain and persistence in the shadows of history and shows Fujiko Sawada’s style at an early stage.
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Work Information
Through a woman deprived of voice, the sorrow of historical fiction blows sharply.
Included in the Kodansha Bunko collection Samishino, this prize-winning story marks an early point in Fujiko Sawada’s career before she became widely read for historical fiction.
Review Summaries
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Readers value the close attention to women’s inner lives and the weight of the historical setting. It is received less as a plot-driven piece than as a work of emotional shading.
Book Information
- Publisher
- 講談社
- Published
- 1987-03-01
- Pages
- 274 pages
- Language
- 日本語
- ISBN-13
- 9784061839441
- ISBN-10
- 4061839446
- Price
- 180 JPY
- Category
- 本/文学・評論/文芸作品/日本文学
第3回（1982年） 吉川英治文学新人賞受賞