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| Courtesy of Archipelago Books |
In my meandering around Japan and checking out translated books, I stumbled upon the Japanese literary Award - the Akutagawa Prize which is currently sponsored by the Society for Promotion of Japanese Literature. It was established in 1935 by author and editor Kan Kikuchi of the Bungeishunju magazine in honor of the author Akutagawa Ryunosuku. The award is rewarded semi-annually.
It is considered the most prestigious, yet controversial award in Japan because many authors feel that the prize should only go to authors that write in the proper, classic Japanese style while others feel it should go to modern young authors who deal with more current events. This past year, one of the judges who'd been on the panel 17 years actually resigned because he felt the quality of works submitted had been very poor. Which undoubtedly was insulting to the current winner, Shin'ya Tinaka.
The whole list of prizewinners is available on goodreads here with links to various books. Have fun exploring.
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History of the Medieval World Readalong - Chapter 2, pp 13 - 20
Seeking the Mandate of Heaven (China 313 - 402)
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