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] 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]

Mishima Yukio Prize
三島由紀夫賞 (Mishima Yukio Shō)
Awarded forGroundbreaking novel, criticism, poetry, or play
Date1988 (1988)
CountryJapan
Presented byShinchō Society for the Promotion of Literary Arts
Reward(s)¥1,000,000
First awarded1988
Last awarded2019
Websitewww.shinchosha.co.jp/prizes/mishimasho/

Winners

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

Year Winner Winning entry
1 1988Genichiro TakahashiYūga de Kanshōteki na Nippon Yakyū (優雅で感傷的な日本野球)
2 1989Akira OokaTasogare no Sutōmu Shīdingu [Storm Seeding] (黄昏のストーム・シーディング)
3 1990Jugi HisamaSeikimatsu Geigeiki (世紀末鯨鯢記)
4 1991Kazumi SaekiA Loose Boy (ア・ルース・ボーイ, A Rūsu Bōi)
5 1992no applicable work
6 1993Chokitsu KurumataniShiotsuba no Saji (塩壺の匙)
Kazuya FukudaNihon no kakyō (日本の家郷)
7 1994Yoriko ShonoNihyakkaiki (二百回忌)
8 1995Masayo YamamotoMidori-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 1996Hisaki MatsuuraOrikuchi Shinobu Ron (折口信夫論)
10 1997Satoru HiguchiSangen no Yūwaku: Kindai Nihon Seishin-shi Oboe-gaki (三絃の誘惑 近代日本精神史覚え書)
11 1998Kyoji KobayashiKabuki no Hi (カブキの日)
12 1999Suzuki SeigōRokkun rōru [Rock’n’Roll] mishin (ロックンロールミシン)
Toshiyuki HorieOparaban (おぱらばん)
13 2000Tomoyuki Hoshino“Wake Up,” Sings the Mermaid (目覚めよと人魚は歌う, Mezameyo to Ningyo wa Utau)
14 2001Shinji AoyamaEUREKA (Novel)|
Masaya NakaharaBouquets of Flowers Everywhere (あらゆる場所に花束が……, Arayuru Basho ni Hanataba ga......)
15 2002Masatsugu OnoBoat on a Choppy Bay (にぎやかな湾に背負われた船, Nigiyaka na Wan ni Seowareta Fune)
16 2003Otaro MaijoAsura Girl (阿修羅ガール, Ashura Gāru)
17 2004Toshihiko YahagiLa-la-la Child of Science (ららら科學の子, Rarara Kagaku no Ko)
18 2005Maki KashimadaLove at 6,000 Degrees Celsius (六〇〇〇度の愛, Rokusendo no Ai)
19 2006Hideo FurukawaLOVE
20 2007Yuya Sato1000 Novels and Backbeard (1000の小説とバックベアード, Sen no Shōsetsu to Bakkubeādo)
21 2008Shinya TanakaThe Broken Chain (切れた鎖, Kireta Kusari)
22 2009Shiro MaedaMerman in Summer Waters (夏の水の半魚人, Natsu no Mizu no Hangyojin)
23 2010Hiroki AzumaQuantum Families (クォンタム・ファミリーズ, Kwontamu Famirīzu)
24 2011Natsuko ImamuraAmiko Here (こちらあみ子, Kochira Amiko)
25 2012Jungo AokiWatashi no Inai Kōkō (私のいない高校)
26 2013Sayaka MurataOf 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 2014Yukiko MotoyaJibun o Suki ni Naru Hōhō (自分を好きになる方法)
28 2015Takahiro UedaMy One True Love (私の恋人, Watashi no koibito)
29 2016Shigehiko HasumiHakushaku fujin (伯爵夫人)
30 2017Yusuke MiyauchiGarden of Kabul (カブールの園, Kabul no Sono)[5]
31 2018Natsuki KoyataMugen no Gen (無限の玄)[6]
32 2019Michiko MikuniIkarekoro (いかれころ)[7]

Members of the selection committee

Available in English translation

Nominees

Winners
  • 2003 (16th) - Otaro Maijo, Asura Girl (trans. Stephen Snyder, Haikasoru, 2014, ISBN 9781421581293)
  • 2005 (18th) - Maki Kashimada, A Translation of Maki Kashimada's 6000° Love with Foreword and Analysis (trans. Michael Kuehl, Suny Binghamton, 2016, ISBN 9781339927343)

Notes
  1. Fukue, Natsuko (February 14, 2012). "Literary awards run spectrum". The Japan Times. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  2. "Mishima Yukio Prize". Books from Japan. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  3. Kikuchi, Daisuke (May 16, 2016). "Crime and thriller writer Kanae Minato named winner of Yamamoto Shugoro Prize". The Japan Times. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  4. 三島由紀夫賞 [Mishima Yukio Prize] (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  5. "Novel depicting Japanese-Americans' struggles wins Mishima Yukio literary prize". Mainichi Shimbun. May 20, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  6. 三島賞に古谷田奈月さん、山本賞は小川哲さん. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). May 16, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  7. "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". Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). May 15, 2019. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  8. Emily - A Novel by Novala Takemoto (Shueisha English Edition) Archived 2013-12-12 at the Wayback Machine

See also
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