Mishima Yukio Prize Explained

Mishima Yukio Prize
Subheader:三島由紀夫賞 (Mishima Yukio Shō)
Awarded For:Groundbreaking novel, criticism, poetry, or play
Presenter:Shinchō Society for the Promotion of Literary Arts
Country:Japan
Reward:¥1,000,000
Year:1988
Year2:2019

The is a Japanese literary award presented annually. It was established in 1988 in memory of author Yukio Mishima.[1] The Mishima Yukio Prize is explicitly intended for work that "breaks new ground for the future of literature," and prize winners tend to be more controversial and experimental than winners of the more traditional Akutagawa Prize.[2] It is awarded in the same annual ceremony as the Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize, which was established by the same sponsor in 1988 to recognize popular writing and genre fiction.[3]

Winners

Shinchosha, the award's sponsor, maintains an official archive of award nominee and recipient information.[4]

YearWinnerWinning entry
11988Genichiro Takahashi
21989Akira Ooka
31990Jugi Hisama
41991Kazumi Saeki
51992no applicable work
61993Chokitsu Kurumatani
Kazuya Fukuda
71994Yoriko Shono
81995Masayo Yamamoto
91996Hisaki Matsuura
101997Satoru Higuchi
111998Kyoji Kobayashi
121999Suzuki Seigō
Toshiyuki Horie
132000Tomoyuki Hoshino
142001Shinji AoyamaEUREKA (Novel)
Masaya Nakahara
152002Masatsugu Ono
162003Otaro Maijo
172004Toshihiko Yahagi
182005Maki Kashimada
192006Hideo FurukawaLOVE
202007Yuya Sato
212008Shinya Tanaka
222009Shiro Maeda
232010Hiroki Azuma
242011Natsuko Imamura
252012Jungo Aoki
262013Sayaka Murata
272014Yukiko Motoya
282015Takahiro Ueda
292016Shigehiko Hasumi
302017Yusuke Miyauchi[5]
312018Natsuki Koyata[6]
322019Michiko Mikuni[7]
332020Rin Usami[8]
342021
352022Toshiki Okada
362023
372024

Members of the selection committee

Available in English translation

Nominees

Winners

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Literary awards run spectrum. The Japan Times. Fukue. Natsuko. February 14, 2012. August 20, 2018.
  2. Web site: Mishima Yukio Prize. Books from Japan. August 20, 2018.
  3. News: Crime and thriller writer Kanae Minato named winner of Yamamoto Shugoro Prize. The Japan Times. Daisuke. Kikuchi. May 16, 2016. August 23, 2018.
  4. Web site: http://www.shinchosha.co.jp/prizes/mishimasho/. ja:三島由紀夫賞. Mishima Yukio Prize. Shinchosha. August 20, 2018. japanese.
  5. News: Novel depicting Japanese-Americans' struggles wins Mishima Yukio literary prize. Mainichi Shimbun. May 20, 2017. August 20, 2018.
  6. News: https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASL5C6G9XL5CUCVL03B.html. ja:三島賞に古谷田奈月さん、山本賞は小川哲さん. Asahi Shimbun. May 16, 2018. August 20, 2018. japanese.
  7. News: 三島由紀夫賞に「いかれころ」、山本周五郎賞は「平場の月」 受賞作品決まる. ja. Mainichi Shimbun. May 15, 2019. May 19, 2019.
  8. Web site: 17 September 2020 . 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」 . 14 October 2020 . book.asahi.com . ja.
  9. http://emily-novala.com/ Emily - A Novel by Novala Takemoto (Shueisha English Edition)