The Bungei Prize (文藝賞, Bungeishō) is a Japanese literary award given by publishing company Kawade Shobō Shinsha. It was first awarded in 1962. The award is intended to recognize new writers, and several famous Japanese writers have won the award, but many Bungei Prize winners have not achieved any further literary recognition.[1]

Notable winners

Kawade Shobō Shinsha maintains a complete official list of winning works.[2]

Number
(Eligible Year)
Winner Winning Work Author later won
1st (1962)Kazumi TakahashiHinoutsuwa (悲の器)
Meisei GotoHonorable mention for Kankei (関係)Tanizaki Prize
2nd (1963)Kazuko SaegusaHonorable mention for Sōsō no asa (葬送の朝)Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature
16th (1979)Katsusuke MiyauchiNanpū (南風)Yomiuri Prize, Itō Sei Literary Prize
17th (1980)Yasuo TanakaSomehow, Crystal (なんとなく、クリスタル, Nantonaku, kurisutaru)
20th (1983)Masayo YamamotoŌi tantanroku (応為坦坦錄)Mishima Yukio Prize
22nd (1985)Amy YamadaBedtime Eyes (ベッドタイムアイズ)Naoki Prize, Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature, Yomiuri Prize, Tanizaki Prize
24th (1987)Jūgi HisamaHonorable mention for Money Game (マネーゲーム)Mishima Yukio Prize
25th (1988)Mayumi NaganoShōnen Arisu (少年アリス)Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature, Noma Literary Prize
26th (1989)Sunao AshiharaYES・YES・YESNaoki Prize
32nd (1995)Takami ItōJoshuseki nite, guruguru dansu o odotte (助手席にて、グルグル・ダンスを踊って)Akutagawa Prize
34th (1997)Seigō SuzukiRadio Days (ラジオデイズ)Mishima Yukio Prize
Tomoyuki HoshinoSaigo no toiki (最後の吐息)Mishima Yukio Prize, Noma Literary New Face Prize
35th (1998)Maki KashimadaNihiki (二匹)Mishima Yukio Prize, Noma Literary New Face Prize, Akutagawa Prize
37th (2000)Akira KurodaMade in Japan (メイドインジャパン)
38th (2001)Risa WatayaInstall (インストール)Akutagawa Prize
40th (2003)Keisuke Hada黒冷水 (黒冷水, Kokureisui)Akutagawa Prize
41st (2004)Nao-Cola YamazakiHito no sekkusu o warauna (人のセックスを笑うな)Shimase Award for Love Stories
42nd (2005)Nanae AoyamaMado no akari (窓の灯)Akutagawa Prize
54th (2017)Chisako WakatakeOra ora de hitori igumo (おらおらでひとりいぐも)Akutagawa Prize
56th (2019)Haruka Tono[3]Kairyō (改良)Akutagawa Prize

See also

References

  1. "Bungei Prize is Springboard to Literary Success" (PDF). Culture. Japan Spotlight. No. 2006/1. Japan Economic Foundation. 2006. p. 50. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  2. "文藝賞" (in Japanese). Kawade Shobō Shinsha. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  3. "文藝 2019年冬季 号" (in Japanese). kawade.co.jp. Retrieved 2022-05-09.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.