The Noma Literary Prize (Noma Bungei Shō) was established in 1941 by the Noma Service Association (Noma Hōkō Kai) in accordance with the last wishes of Seiji Noma (1878–1938), founder and first president of the Kodansha publishing company. It is awarded by the Noma Cultural Foundation, the largest single shareholder in Kodansha. The Noma Literary Prize has been awarded annually to an outstanding new work published in Japan between October and the following September. The Noma Prize includes a commemorative plaque and a cash award of 3 million yen.[1] It is one in a series of Noma Prizes.[2]
| Noma Literary Prize | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Literary award |
| Country | Japan |
| Presented by | Noma Cultural Foundation |
| First awarded | 1941 |
| Website | https://www.kodansha.co.jp/award/noma_b.html  |
Sponsorship Prize (1941–1946)
edit| Year | Author | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Sasamoto Tora | Aizu Shikon (会津士魂) |
| 1942 | Yamaoka Sōhachi Muneta Hiroshi Yamate Kiichirō Hamada Hirosuke |
Kaitei Senki (海底戦記), Senkan dōjōki (潜艦同乗記) Taijishō (台児荘) Kazan to Chōei (崋山と長英) — |
| 1943 | Ōbayashi Kiyoshi | Shōnai Shizoku (庄内士族) |
| 1944 | Dan Kazuo | Tenmei (天明) |
| 1946 | Hōjō Makoto | Kangiku (寒菊) and Ichinen (一年) |
Noma Literary Prize (1941–present)
editAn archive of past prize winners is maintained by Kodansha.[3]
| Year | Author | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Mayama Seika | |
| 1942 | no award | |
| 1943 | Kōda Rohan | |
| 1944 | no award | |
| 1946 | Mimei Ogawa | |
| 1953 | Niwa Fumio | Hebi to hato (蛇と鳩) |
| 1954 | Kawabata Yasunari | Yama no oto (山の音) |
| 1955 | no award | |
| 1956 | Tonomura Shigeru | Ikada (筏) |
| 1957 | Enchi Fumiko and Uno Chiyo | Onnazaka (女坂) and Ohan (おはん) |
| 1958 | Kobayashi Hideo | Kindai kaiga (近代絵画) |
| 1959 | Murō Saisei | Kagerou no nikki ibun (かげろふの日記遺文) |
| 1960 | Yasuoka Shōtarō and Ohara Tomie | Umibe no kōkei (海辺の光景) and En to iu onna (婉という女)[4] |
| 1961 | Inoue Yasushi | Yodo dono no nikki (淀どの日記) |
| 1962 | Ozaki Kazuo | Maboroshi no ki (まぼろしの記) |
| 1963 | Hirotsu Kazuo | Nengetsu no ashioto (年月のあしおと) |
| 1964 | Nakayama Gishu and Takami Jun | Shoan (咲庵) and Shi no fuchi yori (死の淵より) |
| 1965 | Nagai Tatsuo | Ikko sono hoka (一個) |
| 1966 | Ibuse Masuji | Kuroi Ame (黒い雨) Black Rain |
| 1967 | Nakamura Mitsuo and Funahashi Seiichi | Nise no gūzō (贋の偶像) and Sukina onna no munakazari (好きな女の胸飾り) |
| 1968 | Kawakami Tetsutaro | Yoshida Shōin (吉田松陰) |
| 1969 | Nakano Shigeharu | Kōotsuheitei (甲乙丙丁) |
| 1970 | Yoshida Ken'ichi and Eto Jun | Yōroppa no seikimatsu (ヨオロッパの世紀末) and Sōseki to sono jidai (漱石とその時代) |
| 1971 | Shōno Junzō | Eawase (絵合せ)[5] |
| 1972 | Sata Ineko | Juei (樹影)[6] |
| 1973 | Oe Kenzaburo | Kōzui wa waga tamashii ni oyobi (洪水はわが魂に及び) |
| 1974 | Ooka Shōhei | Nakahara Chūya (中原中也) |
| 1975 | Hirano Ken and Ozaki Kazuo | Samazama na seishun (さまざまな青春) and Ano hi kono hi (あの日この日) |
| 1976 | Takeda Taijun and Miura Tetsuo | Memai no suru sanpo (目まいのする散歩) and Kenjū to jūgo no tampen (拳銃と十五の短篇) |
| 1977 | Nakajima Kenzo | Kaisō no bungaku (回想の文学) |
| 1978 | Yoshiyuki Jyunnosuke | Yūgure made (夕暮まで) |
| 1979 | Fujieda Shizuo | Kanashii dake (悲しいだけ) |
| 1980 | Endō Shūsaku | The Samurai (侍) |
| 1981 | Yamamoto Kenkichi | Inochi to katachi (いのちとかたち) |
| 1982 | Kojima Nobuo | Wakareru riyū (別れる理由) |
| 1983 | Niwa Fumio | Ren'nyo (蓮如) |
| 1984 | no award | |
| 1985 | Shimao Toshio and Maruya Saiichi | Gyoraitei gakusei (魚雷艇学生) and Chūshingura towa nanika (忠臣蔵とは何か) |
| 1986 | Ueda Miyoji and Oba Minako | Shimaki Akahiko (島木赤彦) and Naku tori no (啼く鳥の)[7] |
| 1987 | Mori Atsushi | Ware yuku mono no gotoku (われ逝くもののごとく) |
| 1988 | Yasuoka Shōtarō | Boku no shōwashi (僕の昭和史) |
| 1989 | Inoue Yasushi | Kōshi (孔子) |
| 1990 | Sakaki Kiichi | Watashi no Chēhofu (私のチェーホフ) |
| 1991 | Kono Taeko | Miira tori ryookitan (みいら採り猟奇譚)[8] |
| 1992 | Sakagami Hiroshi | Denen fukei (田園風景) |
| 1993 | Keizō Hino | Taifu no me (台風の眼) |
| 1994 | Agawa Hiroyuki and Ri Kaisei | Shiga Naoya (志賀直哉) and Hyakunen no tabibito tachi (百年の旅人たち) |
| 1995 | no award | |
| 1996 | Akiyama Shun | Nobunaga (信長) |
| 1997 | Takubo Hideo and Taeko Tomioka | Kodamashu (木霊集) and Hiberuni ato kiko (ひべるにあ島紀行) |
| 1998 | Tsushima Yūko | Hinoyama, yamazaruki (火の山―山猿記) |
| 1999 | Takayuki Kiyooka | Maronie no hana ga itta (マロニエの花が言った) |
| 2000 | Hayashi Kyōko | Nagai jikan o kaketa ningen no keiken (長い時間をかけた人間の経験) |
| 2001 | Setouchi Jakucho | Basho (場所) |
| 2002 | Takai Yuichi | Toki no ushio (時の潮) |
| 2003 | Takenishi Hiroko | Zōtō no Uta (贈答のうた) |
| 2004 | Tsujii Takashi | Chichi no Shōzō (父の肖像) |
| 2005 | Murakami Ryu | Hanto wo deyo (半島を出よ) |
| 2006 | Kuroi Senji | Ichijitsu yume no satsu (一日 夢の柵) |
| 2007 | Saeki Kazumi | Norge (ノルゲ Norge) |
| 2008 | Machida Kō | Yadoya Meguri (宿屋めぐり) |
| 2009 | Okuizumi Hikaru | Jingi gunkan Kashihara satsujinjiken (神器 軍艦『橿原』殺人事件) |
| 2010 | Murata Kiyoko | Furusato no waga ie'' (故郷のわが家) |
| 2011 | Tawada Yōko | Yuki no renshūsei (雪の練習生) |
| 2012 | Yamada Eimi | Jentoruman (ジェントルマン, Gentleman) |
| 2013 | Hosaka Kazushi | Mimei no toso (未明の闘争) |
| 2014 | Shono Yoriko | Mitōbyōki: kōgenbyō "kongōsei ketsugō soshikibyō" no (未闘病記――膠原病、「混合性結合組織病」の) |
| 2015 | Nagano Mayumi | Meido ari (冥途あり) |
| 2016 | Horie Toshiyuki | Sono sugata no keshikata (その姿の消し方) |
| 2017 | Takamura Kaoru | Tsuchi no ki (土の記) |
| 2018 | Hashimoto Osamu | Kusanagi no tsurugi (草薙の剣） |
| 2019 | Matsuura Hisaki | Ningai (人外) |
| 2020 | Ogawa Yōko | Kobako (小箱) |
| 2021 | Levy Hideo | Tenro (天路) |
| 2022 | Matsuura Rieko | Hikari Bunshū (ヒカリ文集) |
| 2023 | Kawakami Hiromi | Koi wa hakanai, arui wa, pūru no soko no sutēki (恋ははかない、あるいは、プールの底のステーキ) |
Noma Literary New Face Prize (1979–present)
editAn archive of past prize winners is maintained by Kodansha.[9]
| Year | Author | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Tsushima Yūko | Hikari no ryōbun (光の領分) |
| 1980 | Tatematsu Wahei | Enrai (遠雷) |
| 1981 | Murakami Ryū Miyauchi Katsusuke |
Coinlocker Babys (コインロッカー・ベイビーズ, Koinrokkā beibīzu) Kin’iro no zō (金色の象) |
| 1982 | Murakami Haruki | Hitsuji o meguru bōken (羊をめぐる冒険) tr. A Wild Sheep Chase |
| 1983 | Otsuji Katsuhiko | Yukino (雪野) |
| 1984 | Aono Sō Shimada Masahiko |
Onna kara no koe (女からの声) Muyū ōkoku no tame no ongaku (夢遊王国のための音楽) |
| 1985 | Nakazawa Kei Masuda Mizuko |
Suiheisen ue nite (水平線上にて) Jiyū jikan (自由時間)[10] |
| 1986 | Iwasaka Keiko Hikari Agata |
Mimoza no hayashi o (ミモザの林を) Shizuka ni watasu kogane no yubiwa (しずかにわたすこがねのゆびわ) |
| 1987 | Arai Man | Vexation (ヴェクサシオン, Vekusashion) |
| 1988 | Yoshimeki Hiruhiko | Louisiana kuiuchi (ルイジアナ杭打ち, Ruijiana) |
| 1989 | Ii Naoyuki | Sashite jūyōde nai ichinichi (さして重要でない一日) |
| 1990 | Saeki Kazumi | Short Circuit (ショート・サーキット, Shōto sākitto) |
| 1991 | Shōno Yoriko | Nanimo shite nai (なにもしてない) |
| 1992 | Lībi Hideo (Ian Hideo Levy) | Seijōki no kikoenai heya (星条旗の聞こえない部屋) |
| 1993 | Okuizumi Hikaru Hosaka Kazushi |
Novalis no inyō (ノヴァーリスの引用) Kusa no ue no chōshoku (草の上の朝食) |
| 1994 | Takeno Masato | Watashi no jijoden zempen (私の自叙伝前篇) |
| 1995 | Satō Yōjirō Mizumura Minae |
Geshi matsuri (夏至祭) Shishōsetsu (私小説) |
| 1996 | Kakuta Mitsuyo Yū Miri |
Madoromu yoru no UFO (まどろむ夜のＵＦＯ) Full House (フルハウス, Furuhausu) |
| 1997 | Machida Kō | Kussun daikoku (くっすん大黒) |
| 1998 | Fujino Chiya | Oshaberi kaidan (おしゃべり怪談) |
| 1999 | Abe Kazushige Itō Hiromi |
Mujō no sekai (無情の世界) La Niña (ラニーニャ, Ranīnya) |
| 2000 | Akasaka Mari Okazaki Yoshihisa |
Muse (ミューズ, myūzu) Rakutenya (楽天屋) |
| 2001 | Shimizu Hiroko Dōgaki Sonoe |
Shohōsen (処方箋) Veracruz (ベラクルス, Berakurusu) |
| 2002 | Sagawa Mitusharu Wakai Sū |
Chijiminda ai (縮んだ愛) Umiuma no josō (海馬の助走) |
| 2003 | Shimamoto Rio Hoshino Tomoyuki |
Little by little (リトル・バイ・リトル, Ritoru bai ritoru) Fantasista (ファンタジスタ, Fantajisuta) |
| 2004 | Nakamura Kō Nakamura Fuminori |
Guruguru mawaru suberidai (ぐるぐるまわるすべり台) Shakō (遮光) |
| 2005 | Aoki Jungo Hirata Toshiko |
Yonjūnichi to yonjūyoru no Märchen (四十日と四十夜のメルヘン, ~ meruhen) Futarinori (二人乗り) |
| 2006 | Nakahara Masaya | Namo naki kojitachi no haka (名もなき孤児たちの墓) |
| 2007 | Kashimada Maki Nishimura Kenta |
Pikarudi no sando (ピカルディーの三度) Ankyo no yado (暗渠の宿) |
| 2008 | Tsumura Kikuko | Music bless you!! (ミュージック・ブレス・ユー!!, myūjikku buresu yū) |
| 2009 | Murata Saiyaka | Gin’iro no uta (ギンイロノウタ) |
| 2010 | Enjō Tō Shibasaki Tomoka |
Uyūshitan (烏有此譚) Netemo sametemo (寝ても覚めても) |
| 2011 | Yukiko Motoya | Nurui doku (ぬるい毒) |
| 2012 | Hiwa Satoko Yamashita Sumito |
Rahō yonsennenki (螺法四千年記) Midori no saru (緑のさる) |
| 2013 | Itō Seikō | Sōzō rajio (想像ラジオ) |
| 2014 | Matsunami Tarō | L I F E |
| 2015 | Takiguchi Yūshō Furukawa Hideo |
Ai to jinsei (愛と人生) Onnatachi sanbyakunin no uragiri no sho (女たち三百人の裏切りの書) |
| 2016 | Inui Akito | Noroi otoko: Haiyū Kameoka Takuji (のろい男 俳優・亀岡拓次) |
| 2017 | Imamura Natsuko Takahashi Hiroki |
Hoshi no ko (星のこ) Sande pipuru (日曜日の人々(サンデー・ピープル), Sunday People) |
Noma Children's Literature Prize (1963–present)
edit| Year | Author | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Ishimori Nobuo | Ban no miyage hanashi (バンのみやげ話) |
| 1964 | Matsutani Miyoko and Shōno Eiji | chisai momo-chan (ちいさいモモちゃん) and Hoshi no bokujō (星の牧場) |
| 1965 | Inui Tomiko | Umineko no sora (うみねこの空) |
| 1966 | Fukuda Kiyoto | Aki no medama (秋の目玉) |
| 1967 | Satō Satoru and Kagawa Shigeru | Obāsan no hikōki (おばあさんのひこうき) and Setoro no umi (セトロの海) |
| 1968 | Mado Michio | Tempura piriri (てんぷらぴりぴり) |
| 1969 | Imanishi Sukeyuki Miyawaki Toshio[11] |
Uraue no tabinintachi ?? (浦上の旅人たち) Yama no ongoku monogatari (山のおんごく物語) |
| 1970 | Iwasaki Kyōko | Koi no iru mura (鯉のいる村) |
| 1971 | Tsuchiya Yukio | Tōkyōkko monogatari (東京っ子物語) |
| 1972 | Kitabatake Yao | Oni o kau goro (鬼を飼うゴロ) |
| 1973 | Andō Mikio Yoda Junichi |
Denden mushi no keiba (でんでんむしの競馬) and Yayuki yamayuki?? (野ゆき山ゆき) |
| 1974 | Tsubota Jōji | Nezumi no ibiki (ねずみのいびき) |
| 1975 | Koide Shōgo[12] | Jinta no oto (ジンタの音) |
| 1976 | Nonagase Masao | Chisana boku no ie (小さなぼくの家) |
| 1977 | Imae Yoshitomo Shōgenji Haruko[13] |
Oniki (兄貴) Yuki bokko monogatari (雪ぼっこ物語) |
| 1978 | Kawamura Takashi | Yama e iku ken (山へいく牛) |
| 1979 | Kanzawa Toshiko and Hiroyama Eizō | Inai inai baaya (いないいないばあや) |
| 1980 | Nagasaki Gen'nosuke and Akasaka Miyoshi Sakata Hiroo |
Wasureta shima e (忘れられた島へ) and Dorachii chan no boken (ドラジイちゃんの冒険) |
| 1981 | Maekawa Yasuo and Ōda Daihachi | Wakai sōna jidōusha no hanashi (かわいそうな自動車の話) |
| 1982 | Awa Naoko and Ajito Keiko | Tooi nobara no mura (遠い野ばらの村) |
| 1983 | Saitō Atsuo and Masayuki | Gamba to Kawauso no bōken (ガンバとカワウソの冒険) |
| 1984 | Miki Taku and Sugiura Hanmo Takezaki Yūhi[14] and Kobayashi Yoshi[15] |
Pota pota (ぽたぽた) and Nigedashita heitai (にげだした兵隊) |
| 1985 | Kadono Eiko and Hayashi Akiko | Majo no takkyūbin (魔女の宅急便) Kiki's Delivery Service |
| 1986 | Sueyoshi Akiko and Satoshi Nakachie? | Mama no kiiroi kozō (ママの黄色い子象) |
| 1987 | Horiuchi Sumiko Miwa Hiroko[16] and Furiyaka Yoko |
Rubī iro no tabi (ルビー色の旅) Bokura no natsu wa yamagoya de (ぼくらの夏は山小屋で) |
| 1988 | Tanikawa Shuntarō | Hadaka Tanikawa Shuntarō shishū (はだか 谷川俊太郎詩集) |
| 1989 | Miwa Hiroko and Kuroi Ken? Aman Kimiko and Nishimaki Kayako |
Papa-san no niwa (パパさんの庭) Okko-chan to tantan usagi (おっこちゃんとタンタンうさぎ) |
| 1990 | Ōishi Makoto and Ishizaki Sumiko Muranaka Rie |
Nemurenaiko (眠れない子) and Onei-chan (おねいちゃん) |
| 1991 | Imamura Ashiko and Itō Masamichi Mori Tadaaki and Fujikawa Hideyuki |
Kagari-chan (かがりちゃん) and Horn-misaki made (ホーン岬まで, Hōn-misaki made) |
| 1992 | Matsutani Miyoko and Ise Hideko Yamashita Haruo and Uno Akira |
Akane-chan no namida no umi (アカネちゃんのなみだの海) and Kamome no ie (カモメの家) |
| 1993 | Yamanaka Hisashi and Hotta Akio | Tonderojii chan (とんでろじいちゃん) |
| 1994 | Gotō Ryūji and Tanaka Makiko | Yashin aratamezu - Hitakami kokuden (野心あらためず・日高見国伝) |
| 1995 | Okada Jun | Kosoado no mori no monogatari (こそあどの森の物語 1・2・3) |
| 1996 | Moriyama Miyako and Odagiri Akira | Maneya no oiraryo nekodōchū (まねやのオイラ旅ねこ道中) |
| 1997 | Asano Atsuko and Satō Makiko | Batterī (バッテリー) |
| 1998 | Mori Eto | Tsuki no fune (つきのふね) |
| 1999 | Tatsumiya Shō and Azuma Itsuko | Tsukikami no suberu mori (月神の統べる森で) |
| 2000 | Masumasa Moto and Maekawa Kazuo | Zukkoke no bakku to za fyucha (ズッコケ三人組のバック・トゥ・ザ・フューチャー) |
| 2001 | Hanagata Mitsuru | Girigiri toraianguru (ぎりぎりトライアングル) |
| 2002 | Soya Kiyoshi | Garasu no uma (ガラスのうま) |
| 2003 | Itō Hiroshi | Osaru no mori (おさるのもり) |
| 2004 | Uehashi Nahoko | Kitsune fue no kanata (狐笛のかなた) |
| 2005 | Yoshibashi Michio | Namakura (なまくら) |
| 2006 | Yatsuka Sumiko | Watashi no sukina hito(わたしの, 好きな人) |
| 2007 | Yazuki Michiko | Shizukana Hibi (しずかな日々) |
| 2008 | Kudō Naoko | Noharauta V (のはらうたＶ) |
| 2009 | Nakagawa Chihirō | Karin-chan to jūgonin no ohina-sama (かりんちゃんと十五人のおひなさま) |
| 2010 | Ichikawa Nobuko | Kinō no yoru, otōsan ga osoku kaeta, sono wake wa ... (きのうの夜、おとうさんがおそく帰った、そのわけは……) |
Noma Children's Literature New Face Prize
editThis prize was last awarded in 1998.
- 09 1971 — Rie Yoshiyuki for Mahōtsukai no kushan neko (Sneezing Cat, a Magician).[17]
- 33 1995 — Eto Mori for Uchu no Minashigo
- 34 1996 — Nahoko Uehashi for Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
See also
edit
Notes
edit- ^ Japanese literature website: Literary awards
- ^ Fukue, Nastuko, "Literary awards run spectrum", Japan Times, 14 February 2012, p. 3.
- ^ "Noma Literary Prize Past Winning Work" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
- ^ Schierbeck, Sachiko Shibata et al. (1994). Japanese Women Novelists in the 20th Century: 104 Biographies, 1900-1993, p. 101.
- ^ Shono bio.
- ^ Schierbeck, p. 57.
- ^ Schierbeck, p. 219.
- ^ Schierbeck, p. 175.
- ^ "野間文芸新人賞 過去受賞作" [Noma Literary New Face Prize Past Winning Works] (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ^ Schierbeck, p. 261.
- ^ "宮脇紀雄". デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus (in Japanese). kotobank.jp/Kodansha. 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ "小出正吾". デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus (in Japanese). kotobank.jp/Kodansha. 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ "生源寺美子". デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus (in Japanese). kotobank.jp/Kodansha. 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ 竹崎 有斐 (in Japanese). Präfekturbibliothek Kumamoto. Archived from the original on 2009-12-16. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ 小林 与志 (in Japanese). Parlamentsbibliothek Japan. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ "三輪裕子". デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus (in Japanese). kotobank.jp/Kodansha. 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ Schierbeck, p. 247.
References
edit- Schierbeck, Sachiko Shibata, Marlene R. Edelstein (1994). Japanese Women Novelists in the 20th Century: 104 Biographies, 1900-1993, Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press. ISBN 978-87-7289-268-9; OCLC 32348453
External links
edit- J'Lit | Awards : Noma Prize for Literature | Books from Japan (Noma Literary Prize)
- J'Lit | Awards : Noma Prize for New Writers | Books from Japan (Noma Literary New Face Prize)