Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize

The Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize (山本周五郎賞) is a Japanese literary award established in 1988 in memory of author Shūgorō Yamamoto.[1] It was created and continues to be sponsored by the Shinchosha Publishing company, which published Yamamoto's Complete Works.[2] The prize is awarded annually to a new work of fiction considered to exemplify the art of storytelling, by a five-person panel consisting of fellow authors. Winners receive ¥1 million.[3]

Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize
山本周五郎賞 (Yamamoto Shūgorō Shō)
Awarded forFiction that best exemplifies storytelling
Date1988 (1988)
CountryJapan
Presented byShinchō Society for the Promotion of Literary Arts
Reward(s)¥1,000,000
First awarded1988
Last awarded2018
Websitewww.shinchosha.co.jp/prizes/yamamotosho/

Unlike the Mishima Yukio Prize, which was established at the same time and focuses on literary fiction, the Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize is more broad, encompassing a wide range of genre fiction that includes historical and period fiction, mysteries, fantasy, erotica, and more. Candidate works and prize winners for both prizes are typically announced in May each year and covered in national print media.[4]

Notable winners have included Banana Yoshimoto, whose winning novel Goodbye Tsugumi was later published in English, erotic and romance novelist Misumi Kubo, and crime fiction and thriller author Kanae Minato. Several prize winners have gone on to win the Naoki Prize, including Riku Onda, Miyuki Miyabe, and Kaori Ekuni.

List of winners

An official list of winning and nominated works is maintained by Shinchosha, the prize sponsor.[5]

YearAuthorJapanese TitleEnglish Title
1988Taichi YamadaIjin tachi to no Natsu (異人たちとの夏)Strangers (tr. Wayne Lammers, 2003)
1989Banana YoshimotoTUGUMIGoodbye Tsugumi (tr. Michael Emmerich, 2002)
1990Joh SasakiEtorofu-hatsu Kinkyūden (エトロフ発緊急電)
1991Itsura InamiDakku Kōru (ダック・コール)
1992Yoichi FunadoSuna no Kuronikuru (砂のクロニクル)
1993Miyuki MiyabeKasha (火車)All She Was Worth (tr. Alfred Birnbaum, 1999)
1994Teruhiko Kuze1934 nen Fuyu: Rampo (一九三四年冬―乱歩)
1995Hōsei HahakigiHeisa Byōtō (閉鎖病棟)
1996Arata TendōKazoku-Gari (家族狩り)
1997Yūichi ShinpoDasshu (奪取)
Setsuko ShinodaGosaintan: Kami no Za (ゴサインタン―神の座―)
1998Yang Sok-ilChi to Hone (血と骨)Blood and Bones
1999Kiyoshi ShigematsuEiji (エイジ)
2000Shimako IwaiBokkē, Kyōtē (ぼっけえ、きょうてえ)Too Scary
2001Yuzaburo OtokawaGo nen no Ume (五年の梅)The Five-Year Plum Tree
Kaho NakayamaShiroi Bara no Fuchi made (白い薔薇の淵まで)To the Depths of White Roses
2002Shuichi YoshidaParēdo (パレード)Parade
Kaori EkuniOyogu no ni Anzen de mo Tekisetsu de mo Arimasen (泳ぐのに、安全でも適切でもありません)Not Safe or Suitable for Swimming
2003Natsuhiko KyogokuNozoki Koheiji (覘き小平次)Peeping Koheiji
2004Tatsuya KumagaiKaikō no Mori (邂逅の森)
2005Ryōsuke KakineKimi tachi ni Asu wa Nai (君たちに明日はない)You Have No Tomorrow
Hiroshi OgiwaraAshita no Kioku (明日の記憶)Tomorrow’s Memory
2006Haruaki UtsukibaraAntoku Tennō Hyōkaiki (安徳天皇漂海記)Emperor Antoku beneath the Sea
2007Tomihiko MorimiYoru wa Mijikashi Aruke yo Otome (夜は短し歩けよ乙女)The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl
Riku OndaNakaniwa no Dekigoto (中庭の出来事)The Incident in the Courtyard
2008Kōtarō IsakaGōruden Suranbā (ゴールデンスランバー, lit. Golden Slumber)Remote Control (tr. Stephen Snyder, 2011)
Bin KonnoKadan: Impei Sōsa 2 (果断 隠蔽捜査2)Decision: Cover-Up Investigation 2
2009Kazufumi ShiraishiKono Mune ni Fukabuka to Tsukisasaru Ya o Nuke (この胸に深々と突き刺さる矢を抜け)
2010Shūsuke MichioKōbai no Hana (光媒の花)Photophilous Flower
Tokurō NukuiKōkai to Shinjitsu no Iro (後悔と真実の色)The Colour of Truth and Regret
2011Misumi KuboFugainai Boku wa Sora o Mita (ふがいない僕は空を見た)Feckless Me with Eyes to the Sky
2012Maha HaradaRakuen no Kanvasu (楽園のカンヴァス)Painting of Paradise
2013Fuyumi OnoZan'e (残穢)Lingering Pollution
2014Honobu YonezawaMangan (満願)
2015Asako YuzukiNairu pāchi no Joshikai (ナイルパーチの女子会, Nile Perch Women's Club)
2016Kanae MinatoYūtopia (ユートピア, Utopia)
2017Takako SatōAkarui yoru ni dekakete (明るい夜に出かけて, Going Out in the Bright Night)
2018Satoshi OgawaGēmu no õkoku (ゲームの王国, Kingdom of the Game)
2019Kasumi AsakuraHiraba no Tsuki (平場の月)
2020Kazumasa HayamiZa roiyaru famirī (ザ・ロイヤルファミリー)[6]

Nominees available in English translation

See also

References

  1. Kikuchi, Daisuke (May 16, 2016). "Crime and thriller writer Kanae Minato named winner of Yamamoto Shugoro Prize". The Japan Times. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  2. "Yamamoto Shugoro Prize". Books From Japan. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  3. Kikuchi, Daisuke (May 16, 2016). "Literary Awards Run Spectrum". The Japan Times. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  4. Examples of announcements in national media:
  5. "山本周五郎賞 過去の受賞作品" [Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize Previous Winning Works] (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  6. "第33回三島由紀夫賞に宇佐見りんさん「かか」、山本周五郎賞に早見和真さん「ザ・ロイヤルファミリー」". book.asahi.com (in Japanese). 17 September 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
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