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第3回藤本義一文学賞

Fujimoto Giichi Literary Award

第3回藤本義一文学賞

蒼井碧

The grand prize winner of the third Fujimoto Yoshikazu Literary Award. It is included in the award collection The 3rd Fujimoto Yoshikazu Literary Award, built around the keyword insects, and can be identified as a short story that turns a familiar creature and human relationships into fiction through the title figure Kusa-yan.

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Work Information

From the small presence of an insect, the contours of human life and feeling emerge.

Omaken Kusa-yan is a short story included in Taru Publishing's award anthology The 3rd Fujimoto Yoshikazu Literary Award. Bibliographic records give a January 2018 release, A5 format, 289 pages, and ISBN-13 9784905277224; the ISBN-10 and paperback ASIN are 4905277221. The identifier is for the anthology containing the prize-winning story, not a standalone edition.

Review Summaries

  • The story is listed at the head of the award collection as the grand prize winner, positioning it as the central work of that year's selection. Public reader response is limited, so its award status and inclusion are the main evidence of reception.

Book Information

Publisher
たる出版
Published
2018-01-10
Pages
294 pages
Language
日本語
Size
13.4 x 1.9 x 19.4 cm
ISBN-13
9784905277224
ISBN-10
4905277221
Category
本/文学・評論/文芸作品/日本文学

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