Bungei Prize
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]
This list is incomplete; you can help by . (September 2018) |
Number (Eligible Year) |
Winner | Winning Work | Author later won |
---|---|---|---|
1st (1962) | Kazumi Takahashi | Hinoutsuwa (悲の器) | |
Meisei Goto | Honorable mention for Kankei (関係) | Tanizaki Prize | |
2nd (1963) | Kazuko Saegusa | Honorable mention for Sōsō no asa (葬送の朝) | Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature |
16th (1979) | Katsusuke Miyauchi | Nanpū (南風) | Yomiuri Prize, Itō Sei Literary Prize |
17th (1980) | Yasuo Tanaka | Nantokunaku, kurisutaru (なんとなく、クリスタル) | |
20th (1983) | Ōi tantanroku (応為坦坦錄) | Mishima Yukio Prize | |
22nd (1985) | Amy Yamada | Bedtime Eyes (ベッドタイムアイズ) | Naoki Prize, Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature, Yomiuri Prize, Tanizaki Prize |
24th (1987) | Honorable mention for Money Game (マネーゲーム) | Mishima Yukio Prize | |
25th (1988) | Shōnen Arisu (少年アリス) | Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature, Noma Literary Prize | |
26th (1989) | YES・YES・YES | Naoki Prize | |
32nd (1995) | Takami Itō | Joshuseki 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) | Radio Days (ラジオデイズ) | Mishima Yukio Prize | |
Tomoyuki Hoshino | Saigo no toiki (最後の吐息) | Mishima Yukio Prize, Noma Literary New Face Prize | |
35th (1998) | Maki Kashimada | Nihiki (二匹) | Mishima Yukio Prize, Noma Literary New Face Prize, Akutagawa Prize |
37th (2000) | Akira Kuroda | Made in Japan (メイドインジャパン) | |
38th (2001) | Risa Wataya | Install (インストール) | Akutagawa Prize |
40th (2003) | 黒冷水 (黒冷水, Kokureisui) | Akutagawa Prize | |
41st (2004) | Nao-Cola Yamazaki | Hito no sekkusu o warauna (人のセックスを笑うな) | Shimase Award for Love Stories |
42nd (2005) | Nanae Aoyama | Mado no akari (窓の灯) | Akutagawa Prize |
54th (2017) | Chisako Wakatake | Ora ora de hitori igumo (おらおらでひとりいぐも) | Akutagawa Prize |
See also[]
- List of Japanese literary awards
References[]
- ^ "Bungei Prize is Springboard to Literary Success" (PDF). Culture. Japan Spotlight. No. 2006/1. Japan Economic Foundation. 2006. p. 50. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
- ^ "文藝賞" (in Japanese). Kawade Shobō Shinsha. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
External links[]
- Official website (in Japanese)
Categories:
- Japanese literature stubs
- 1962 establishments in Japan
- Japanese literary awards
- Awards established in 1962