Naoki Prize

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The Naoki Prize was created in 1935 in memory of Japanese novelist Naoki Sanjugo. Kikuchi Kan, then editor of the Bungeishunjū magazine, began it in order to recognize the best popular literature written by any young author. The winner receives a watch and one million yen. It is sponsored by the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Literature. It is given twice a year.

[edit] Winners

1960 Ryotaro Shiba Fukuro no Shiro(The Castle of an Owl (novel))
1961 Minakami Tsutomu Gan no tera (Temple of the Geese)
1963 Yoshie Wada Chiri no Naka
1968[1] Akiyuki Nosaka Hotaru no Haka (A Grave of Fireflies)
1972 Hisashi Inoue Tegusari Shinju
1973[2] Shuhei Fujisawa Ansatsu no Nenrin (Annals of Assassination)
1975 Ryuzo Saki fukushū suru wa ware ni ari (Vengeance Is Mine)
1976 Ryo Hanmura Amayadori
1979[3] Atoda Takashi Napporeon kyo (Napoleon Crazy (novel))
1980 Kageki Shimoda Kiiroi Kiba
1981[4] Mukoda Kuniko
1986[5] Go Ousaka Cadiz no akai hoshi
1987[5] Amy Yamada Sōru Myūjikku Rabāzu Onrī (Soul Music Lovers Only)
1988 Kageyama Tamio Toi Umi Kara Kita Coo (The Baby Dinosaur Coo From the Far-Off Sea)
1989[6] Nejime Shōichi Kōenji junjō shōtengai
1994 Arimasa Oosawa Shinjuku zame - Mugen ningyo
1996[7] Asa Nonami The Hunter
1997 Jiro Asada Mibu Gishiden (When the Last Sword Is Drawn)[8]
1998[9] Kurumatani Chōkitsu Akame shijūya-taki shinjū misui (Attempted Suicide at the Forty-eight Falls of Akame)
1999[9][6] Miyabe Miyuki Riyū (The Reason)
Natsuo Kirino Soft Cheeks
2000[9] Nakanishi Rei (full name Nakanishi Reizō) Nagasaki burabura-bushi (Strolling Through Nagasaki: A Ballad)
2001[9] Shigematsu Kiyoshi Bitamin F (Vitamin F)
Yamamoto Fumio Puranaria (Planaria)
2002[9] Yamamoto Ichiriki Akanezora (A Deep-Red Sky)
Yuikawa Kei Katagoshi no koibito (Over-the-Shoulder Lover)
2003[9] No award
2004[9] Kaori Ekuni Gokyu suru Jumbi wa Dekiteita
2005[9] Kakuta Mitsuyo Taigan no kanojo
2006[9] Keigo Higashino Yōgisha X no kenshin (The Devotion of Suspect X)
2007[10] Kazuki Sakuraba Watashi no Otoko (My Man)

[edit] References

  1. ^ AnimeCornerStore.com
  2. ^ Embassy of Japan in the UK
  3. ^ KsuWiki - Kyoto SU
  4. ^ The Antigonish Review
  5. ^ a b Museion site - winners to 2005
  6. ^ a b Amazon.com
  7. ^ Kodansha
  8. ^ Japan Today
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i Waseda, mjewel site
  10. ^ Mainichi new: Naoki prize winner