Mishima Yukio Prize
The Mishima Yukio Prize (三島由紀夫賞 Mishima Yukio Shō) is a Japanese literary award presented annually. It was established in 1988 in memory of author Yukio Mishima.[1]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Winning entry | Available in English Translation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1988 | Genichiro Takahashi | Yūga de Kanshōteki na Nippon Yakyū (優雅で感傷的な日本野球) | |
| 2 | 1989 | Akira Ooka | Tasogare no Sutōmu Shīdingu [Storm Seeding] (黄昏のストーム・シーディング) | |
| 3 | 1990 | Jugi Hisama | Seikimatsu Geigeiki (世紀末鯨鯢記) | |
| 4 | 1991 | Kazumi Saeki | A Loose Boy (ア・ルース・ボーイ A Rūsu Bōi) | |
| 5 | 1992 | no applicable work | ||
| 6 | 1993 | Chokitsu Kurumatani | Shiotsuba no Saji (塩壺の匙) | |
| Kazuya Fukuda | Nihon no kakyō (日本の家郷) | |||
| 7 | 1994 | Yoriko Shono | Nihyakkaiki (二百回忌) | |
| 8 | 1995 | Masayo Yamamoto | Midori-iro no Nigotta Ocha Arui wa Kōfuku no Sampo-michi (緑色の濁ったお茶あるいは幸福の散歩道) | |
| 9 | 1996 | Hisaki Matsuura | Orikuchi Shinobu Ron (折口信夫論) | |
| 10 | 1997 | Satoru Higuchi | Sangen no Yūwaku: Kindai Nihon Seishin-shi Oboe-gaki (三絃の誘惑 近代日本精神史覚え書) | |
| 11 | 1998 | Kyoji Kobayashi | Kabuki no Hi (カブキの日) | |
| 12 | 1999 | Suzuki Seigō | Rokkun rōru [Rock’n’Roll] mishin (ロックンロールミシン) | |
| Toshiyuki Horie | Oparaban (おぱらばん) | |||
| 13 | 2000 | Tomoyuki Hoshino | “Wake Up,” Sings the Mermaid (目覚めよと人魚は歌う Mezameyo to Ningyo wa Utau) | |
| 14 | 2001 | Shinji Aoyama | EUREKA (Novel) | |
| Masaya Nakahara | Bouquets of Flowers Everywhere (あらゆる場所に花束が…… Arayuru Basho ni Hanataba ga......) | |||
| 15 | 2002 | Masatsugu Ono | Boat on a Choppy Bay (にぎやかな湾に背負われた船 Nigiyaka na Wan ni Seowareta Fune) | |
| 16 | 2003 | Otaro Maijo | Asura Girl (阿修羅ガール Ashura Gāru) | Asura Girl |
| 17 | 2004 | Toshihiko Yahagi | La-la-la Child of Science (ららら科學の子 Rarara Kagaku no Ko) | |
| 18 | 2005 | Maki Kashimada | Love at 6,000 Degrees Celsius (六〇〇〇度の愛 Rokusendo no Ai) | |
| 19 | 2006 | Hideo Furukawa | LOVE | |
| 20 | 2007 | Yuya Sato | 1000 Novels and Backbeard (1000の小説とバックベアード Sen no Shōsetsu to Bakkubeādo) | |
| 21 | 2008 | Shinya Tanaka | The Broken Chain (切れた鎖 Kireta Kusari) | |
| 22 | 2009 | Shiro Maeda | Merman in Summer Waters (夏の水の半魚人 Natsu no Mizu no Hangyojin) | |
| 23 | 2010 | Hiroki Azuma | Quantum Families (クォンタム・ファミリーズ Kwontamu Famirīzu) | |
| 24 | 2011 | Natsuko Imamura | Amiko Here (こちらあみ子 Kochira Amiko) | |
| 25 | 2012 | Jungo Aoki | Watashi no Inai Kōkō (私のいない高校) | |
| 26 | 2013 | Sayaka Murata | Of Bones, of Body Heat, of Whitening City (しろいろの街の、その骨の体温の Shiro-iro no Machi no, Sono Hone no Taion no) | |
| 27 | 2014 | Yukiko Motoya | Jibun o Suki ni Naru Hōhō (自分を好きになる方法) |
Members of the selection committee
from 1st to 4th
from 5th to 8th
- Shintaro Ishihara, Jun Eto, Genichiro Takahashi, Yasutaka Tsutsui, Teru Miyamoto
from 9th to 12th
- So Aono, Shitaro Ishihara, Jun Eto, Yasutaka Tsutsui, Teru Miyamoto
from 13th to 20th
- Masahiko Shimada, Nobuko Takagi, Yasutaka Tsutsui, Kazuya Fukuda, Teru Miyamoto
from 21st to 24th
Current members
- Hiromi Kawakami, Kaoru Takamura, Noboru Tsujihara, Keiichiro Hirano, Ko Machida
Nominees available in English translation
- 1988 (1st) - Banana Yoshimoto, Kitchen
- 1994 (7th) - Rieko Matsuura, The Apprenticeship of Big Toe P (trans. Michael Emmerich, Kodansha USA, 2010)
- 2003 (16th) - Novala Takemoto, Emily (trans. Misa Dikengil Lindberg, Shueisha English Edition, 2013)[2]
Notes
- ↑ Fukue, Nastuko, "Literary awards run spectrum", Japan Times, 14 February 2012, p. 3.
- ↑ Emily - A Novel by Novala Takemoto (Shueisha English Edition)
See also
External links
- Official Website (Japanese)
- J'Lit | Awards : Mishima Yukio Prize | Books from Japan (English)
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