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]

Awards history

For the first two years in 1962 and 1963, awards were given in dramatic works, short and medium stories, and long works categories. From 1964, all works were judged in a single category. In 1965 no prize selection process was held, thus 1964 is the third award, and 1966 is the fourth. In 1967 and 2010 no works were judged worthy of the award. In 1968, due to the bankruptcy of Kawade Shobō ShinshaIn, the sixth award was delayed by one year until 1969. In 1969, the selected winner, Nakano Shuhei, refused to accept the award.[2]

Winners

Kawade Shobō Shinsha maintains a complete official list of winning works.[3]

Year Winner Winning Work Author later won
1962 Kazumi Takahashi 悲の器 (Hinoutsuwa)
Meisei Gotō Honorable mention for 関係 (Kankei) Taiko Hirabayashi Literary Award (1977), Tanizaki Prize (1981), Arts Selection Award (1990)
1963 Kazuko Saegusa Honorable mention for 葬送の朝 (Sōsō no asa) Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature, Tamura Toshiko Award
1964 No winner
Komitsu Kitakoji Honorable mention for ミクロコスモス (Mikurokosumosu)
1966 Ei Kinkaku/Kim Hak Young 凍える口
Atsumi Kato Honorable mention for 大山兵曹 (Ōyama heisō)
Shôjo Tadashi Honorable mention for 塔への道 (Tō e no michi)
1967 No winner
Noboru Tsujihara Honorable mention for ミチオ・カンタービレ (Michio kantābire)
Fukunaga Reizo Honorable mention for 家路 (Ie-ji)
1969 No winner
Shuhei Nonaka 鈍夜 (Don yoru) (refusé)
1970 Eiji Kurobane 目的補語 (Mokuteki ho-go)
Asako Onogi クリスマスの旅 (Kurisumasu no tabi)
1971 Motoya Honda 家のなか・なかの家 (Ie non aka, naka no ie)
Minako Goto 刻を曳く (Koku o hiku)
1972 Shuya Odaka 危うい歳月 (Ayaui saigetsu)
1973 No winner
Teruaki Kitazawa Honorable mention for あわいの構図 (Awai no kōzu)
Seiichi Akasaka Honorable mention for 帰らざる道 (Kaerazaru michi)
1974 Fuyu Ozawa
1975 Seiichiro Aka 世の中や (世 の 中や)
1976 Hidetoshi Tooka 北帰行 (Kitakikō)
Mitsuyoshi Nomura Honorable mention for 輝かしき愚者の砦 (Kagayakashiki gusha no toride)
1977 Mitsunori Hoshino おれたちの熱い季節 (Ore-tachi no atsui kisetsu)
Yohei Matsuzaki 狂いだすのは三月 (Kurui dasu no wa 3 gatsu)
1978 Kojiro Kuroda 鳥たちの闇のみち (Tori-tachi no yami no michi)
Keiko Kobayashi Honorable mention for 回帰点 (Kaiki-ten)
1979 Katsusuke Miyauchi 南 (Nanpū) Yomiuri Prize, Itō Sei Literary Prize
Masako Meiō ある女のグリンプス (Aru on'na no gurinpusu)
1980 Yasuo Tanaka なんとなく、クリスタル (Nantokunaku, kurisutaru)
Kenji Aoyama 囚人のうた (Shūjin no uta)
Mami Nakahira ストレイ・シー プ (Sutorei shīpu)
1981 Sachi Fukuda 百色メガネ (Hyaku-shoku megane)
Akemi Hotta 1980 アイコ 十六歳 (1980 Aiko jū roku-sai)
Misuzu Yamamoto みのむし (Mi no mushi)
1982 Jun Hirano 日曜日には愛の胡瓜を (Nichiyōbini wa ai no kyuuri o)
Terai Sumi Cancelled award for レーシングカーに乗った聖者 (Rēshingukā ni notta seija) [4]
1983 Masayo Yamamoto 応為坦坦錄 (Ōi tantanroku ) Mishima Yukio Prize
Wakaichi Koji 海に夜を重ねて (Umi ni yoru o kasanete)
1984 Jōji Atsumi ミッドナイト・ホモサピエンス (Middonaito, homo sapiensu)
Yuichi Hiranaka シーズレイン (She's Rain)
1985 Eimi Yamada ベッドタイムアイズ (Beddo taimu aizu) Naoki Prize, Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature, Yomiuri Prize, Tanizaki Prize
1986 Sumiko Okamoto 零れた言葉 (Koboreta kotoba)
Umeda Kako Honorable mention for 勝利投手 (Shōri tōshu)
1987 Kazuzo Sasayama 四万十川 あつよしの夏 (Shimantogawa a tsuyoshi no natsu) Mishima Yukio Prize
Jūgi Hisama Mention honorable pour マネーゲーム (Monê gêmu)
1988 Mayumi Nagano 少年アリス (Shōnen Arisu ) Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature, Noma Literary Prize
Kazuichi Iijima 汝ふたたび故郷へ帰れず (Nanji futatabi furusato e kaerezu)
1989 Sunao Ashihara YES・YES・YES Naoki Prize
Mako Yūki ハッピーハウス (Happī hausu)
1990 Aohara Sunao 青春デンデケデケデケ (Seishun dendeke dekedeke)
1991 Shunji Kawamoto rose
Yoshino Hikaru 撃壌歌 (Gekijō uta)
1992 Megumi Miura 音符 (Onpu)
Kenichi Maki Honorable mention for 白い血 (Shiroi chi)
1993 No winner
Kei Ôishi Excellence mention for 履き忘れたもう片方の靴 (Haki wasureta mō katahō no kutsu)
Yoichiro Kotake Excellence mention for DMAC
1994 Zero Amemori 首飾り (Kubikazari)
1995 Takami Itō 助手席にて、グルグル・ダンスを踊って (Joshuseki nite, guruguru dansu o odotte) Akutagawa Prize
1996 No winner
Kazumasa Oga Excellence mention for フレア (Flare)
Ariko Sato Excellence mention for ボディ・レンタル (Body Rental)
1997 Seigō Suzuki ラジオデイズ (Rajo daizu) Mishima Yukio Prize
Tomoyuki Hoshino 最後の吐息 (Saigo no toiki) Noma Literary New Face Prize, Mishima Yukio Prize
1998 Maki Kashimada 二匹 (Nihiki) Mishima Yukio Prize, Noma Literary New Face Prize, Akutagawa Prize
1999 Junko Hamada Tiny, tiny
2000 Akira Kuroda メイドインン (Made in Japan)
Tomoka Sato Excellence mention for 肉触 Nikushoku)
2001 Risa Wataya インストール (Install) Akutagawa Prize, Kenzaburō Ōe Prize
2002 Nakamura Wataru リレキショ (Rerekisho)
Tomohiko Okada キッズ アー オールライト (Kizzu ā ōruraito (Kids are all right))
2003 Keisuke Hada 黒冷水 (Kokureisui) Akutagawa Prize
Ikuta Sayo オアシス (Oasis)
Noriaki Fushimi 魔女の息子 (Majo no musuko)
2004 Nao-Cola Yamazaki 人のセックスを笑うな (Hito no sekkusu o warauna) Shimase Award for Love Stories
Gen Shiraiwa 野ブタ。をプロデュース (No buta. O purodyūsu)
2005 Nanae Aoyama 窓の灯 (Mado no akari) Akutagawa Prize
Minami Natsu 平成マシンガンズ (Heisei mashinganzu)
2006 Iwora Ogiyo 公園 (Kōen)
Saki Nakayama ヘンリエッタ (Henrietta)
2007 Ken’ichirō Isozaki 肝心の子供 (Kanjin no kodomo)
Kenta Tange 青色讃歌 (Aoiro sanka)
2008 Fuari Kita けちゃっぷ (Ketchup)
Yûta Yasuto おひるのたびにさようなら (O hiru no tabi ni sayōnara)
2009 Ômori Brothers (Ômori Kyōdai) 犬はいつも足元にいて (Inu wa itsumo ashimoto ni ite)
Izumi Fujishiro ボーダー＆レス (Bōdā & resu)
2010 No winner
2011 Tomoki Imamura クリスタル・ヴァリーに降りそそぐ灰 (Crystal Valley ni furisosogu hai)
2012 Naoko Tanigawa おしかくさま (Oshikaku-sama)
2013 Haruya Sakurai 世界泥棒 (Sekai dorobō)
2014 Yondoku I 死にたくなったら電話して (Shinitaku nattara denwa shite)
Kaoru Kaneko アルタッドに捧ぐ (Arutaddo ni sasagu)
2015 Hiroka Yamashita ドール (Doll)
Ushio Hatakeyama 地の底の記憶 (Ji no soko no kioku)
2016 Ryōhei Machiya 青が破れる (Ao ga yabureru)
2017 Chisako Wakatake おらおらでひとりいぐも (Ora ora de hitori igumo) Akutagawa Prize
2018 Hideyuki Hikami はんぷくするもの (Hanpuku suru mono)
Tarō Yamanobe いつか深い穴に落ちるまで (Itsuka fukai ananiochiru made)
2019 Rin Usami かか (Kaka) Mishima Yukio Prize, Akutagawa Prize
Haruka Tōno 改良 (Kairyō) Akutagawa Prize
2020 Mū Fujiwara 水と礫 (Mizu to tsubute)
Kurumi Arata Excellence mention for 星に帰れよ (Hoshi ni kaereyo)
2021 Daichi Sawa 眼球達磨式 (Gankyū daruma-shiki)
2022 Jose Andō ジャクソンひとり (Jakuson hitori)
Coleco Hibino ビューティフルからビューティフルへ (Byūtifuru kara byūtifuru e)
2023 Ayako Koizumi 無敵の犬の夜 (Muteki no inu no yoru)
Riku Sasaki Excellence mention for 解答者は走ってください (Kaitō-sha wa hashitte kudasai)
Shō Zuno Excellence mention for おわりのそこみえ (Owari no soko mie)
Short story prize Fuyuki Nishino 子宮の夢 (Shikyū no yume)
Short story prize Kei Saitani Excellence mention for 海を吸う (Umi o suu)
2024 Saji Machikawa 光のそこで白くねむる (Hikari no soko de shiroku nemuru)
Irino Matsuda ハイパーたいくつ (Haipāta ikutsu)

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. ^ "文藝賞受賞作・候補作一覧1-61回｜文学賞の世界". prizesworld.com. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  3. ^ "文藝賞" (in Japanese). Kawade Shobō Shinsha. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  4. ^ "■ - jun-jun1965の日記". jun-jun1965の日記. 2015-10-11..


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