2020/01/10 |
Finalists of the 162nd Akutagawa Prize, Naoki Prize are Announced |
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On December 16th 2019, the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Literature announced their selection of finalists for the 162nd Akutagawa Prize and Naoki Prize. Included in the five works announced for the Akutagawa Prize is Chiba Masaya’s Deadline,
winner of the 41st Noma Literary New Face Prize. The selection committee will meet in the renowned ryotei Shinkiraku on January 15th 2020, and a press conference announcing the prize-winners will be held on the same day. A full list of the finalists follows.
Akutagawa Prize
Kimura Yūsuke, Osanago no seisen (Young Child’s Crusade), originally published in the November 2019 issue of Subaru
Takao Nagara, Oto ni kiku (Listen to the sound), originally published in the September 2019 issue of Bungakukai
Chiba Masaya, Deadline, originally published in the September 2019 issue of Shinchō
Norishiro Yūsuke, Saikō no ninmu (Supreme duty), originally published in the December 2019 issue of Gunzō
Furukawa Makoto, Seitakāwadachisō
(Canadian goldenrod), originally published in the October 2019 issue of Subaru
(Canadian goldenrod), originally published in the October 2019 issue of Subaru
Naoki Prize
Ogawa Satoshi, Uso to seiten (Falsehood and canon), published by Hayakawa Publishing Corporation
Kawagoe Sōichi, Netsugen (Heat source), published by Bungeishunjū Ltd.
Go Katsuhiro, Swan, published by KADOKAWA
Honda Tetsuya, Senaka no kumo (Spider on the back), published by Futabasha Publishers Ltd.
Minato Kanae, Rakujitsu (Setting sun), published by Hadokawa Haruki Corporation
Article originally published in Shinbunka Online, December16th 2019
