Murasaki Shikibu Prize Explained

The Murasaki Shikibu Prize is a Japanese literary award awarded annually to an outstanding piece of literature in Japanese by a female author. It was established in 1991 by the city of Uji in Kyoto Prefecture in honor of Murasaki Shikibu's deep connection to the city of Uji. It awards a cash prize of 2 million yen, as well as a bronze statuette.[1]

Winners

!Year!Author!Title!Japanese title!Publisher!Date of publication
1991Akiko IshimaruPrincess Shikishi式子内親王伝――面影びとは法然The Asahi Shimbun CompanyDecember 1989
1992Kaori EkuniTwinkle Twinkle[2] きらきらひかるShinchoshaMay 1991
1993Michiko IshimureSixteenth Night's Bridge[3] 十六夜橋Komichi Shobo PublishingMay 1992
1994Keiko IwasakaFrom a Nearby Town to the Yodo River淀川にちかい町からKodanshaOctober 1993
1995Banana YoshimotoAmritaアムリタFukutake Publishing Co., Ltd.January 1994
1996Sumie TanakaDealing with Husbands夫の始末KodanshaOctober 1995
1997Kiyoko MurataCrab Woman[4] 蟹女BungeishunjūJune 1996
1998Fumi SaitoFumi Saito, Collected Poems 1928-1993齋藤史全歌集 1928-1993Daiwa ShoboMay 1997
1999Hiromi KawakamiGod's Bear[5] 神様Chuokoron-Shinsha, Inc.September 1998
2000Kazuko SaegusaThe City of Kazuko薬子の京KodanshaJanuary 1999
2001Taeko TomiokaChōkū Shaku's Notebooks釋迢空ノートIwanami Shoten PublishersOctober 2000
2002Yuko KawanoWalk: Yuko Kawano's Collected Poems歩く 河野裕子歌集SeijishaOctober 2001
2003Minako ObaThe Diary of Urayasu Songs[6] 浦安うた日記SakuhinshaDecember 2002
2004Machi TawaraTo Love the Tale of Genji愛する源氏物語BungeishunjūJuly 2003
2005Yūko TsushimaThe Nara Report[7] ナラ・レポートBungeishunjūSeptember 2004
2006Kaho NashikiOut of the Swampy Woods沼地のある森を抜けてShinchoshaAugust 2005
2007Akiko BabaThe World of Setsuwa歌説話の世界KodanshaApril 2006
2008Hiromi ItōThe Thorn Puller: New Tales of the Sugamo Jizō[8] とげ抜き 新巣鴨地蔵縁起KodanshaJune 2007
2009Natsuo KirinoThe Goddess Chronicle女神記Kadokawa ShotenNovember 2008
2010Mieko KawakamiHeavenヘヴンKodanshaSeptember 2009
2011Yoko TawadaThe Nun and Cupid's Bow[9] 尼僧とキューピッドの弓KodanshaJuly 2010
2012Kunie IwahashiA Critical Biography of Yaeko Nogami:Escape the Maze to the Forest評伝 野上彌生子――迷路を抜けて森へShinchoshaSeptember 2011
2013Mari AkasakaTokyo Prison東京プリズンKawade Shobō ShinshaJuly 2012
2014Mayumi MoriBluestocking Adventures: The Making of Collected Women's Magazines『青鞜』の冒険女が集まって雑誌をつくるということHeibonshaJune 2013
2015Aiko SatōCurfew晩鐘BungeishunjūDecember 2014
2016Toshiko HiradaFreedom's Joke戯れ言の自由ShichoshaOctober 2015
2017Kikuko TsumuraBrazil, the Wandering Ghost浮遊霊ブラジルBungeishunjūOctober 2016
2018Shion MizuharaEpistoleえぴすとれーHon'ami ShotenNovember 2017
2019Kayoko YamazakiBread and Wild Strawberries: Memories of Foods in Serbia under Fire[10] パンと野いちご 戦火のセルビア、食物の記憶BungeishunjūMay 2018
2020Kyoko NakajimaDreams of the Imperial Library夢見る帝国図書館BungeishunjūMay 2019
2021Natsuko KurodaSuite: Forgotten Future Business [11] 組曲　わすれこうじShinchoshaMay 2020

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Japanese Literary Prizes A-M. 2021-11-11. www.jlit.net.
  2. Web site: 2017-02-23. Ink & Passion: Modern Women Writers Who Changed Japan. 2021-11-11. Savvy Tokyo. en-US.
  3. Book: Yuki, Masami. Foodscapes of Contemporary Japanese Women Writers: An Ecocritical Journey around the Hearth of Modernity. 2016-01-18. Springer. 978-1-137-47723-1. en.
  4. Web site: Yaneya [The Roofer] – Worth Sharing]. 2021-11-11. en.
  5. Web site: Hiromi Kawakami AUTHOR Translation Works Japanese Literature Publishing Project:JLPP. 2021-11-11. www.jlpp.go.jp.
  6. Book: Miller, Scott J.. Historical Dictionary of Modern Japanese Literature and Theater. 2009-07-01. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-6319-4. en.
  7. Web site: In Focus Japan - The legacy of the Heisei Era by Antall József Tudásközpont - Issuu. 2021-11-11. issuu.com. en.
  8. Book: Thornbury. Barbara E.. Tokyo: Memory, Imagination, and the City. Schulz. Evelyn. 2017-10-17. Lexington Books. 978-1-4985-2368-4. en.
  9. Web site: Writing across Languages and Cultures: An Afternoon with writer Yoko Tawada - UQ Events, The University of Queensland. 2021-11-11. www.uq.edu.au.
  10. Web site: 2019-12-16. Balkan Blast 12/16/2019: US to Sell BiH Four Multipurpose Helicopters. Parties in Kosovo Agree to Form Government. Chinese FM Visited Slovenia Over the Weekend. Serbian Defense Minister Meets French Counterpart.. 2021-11-11. Balkan Insider. en.
  11. Web site: 紫式部文学賞に黒田夏子さんの小説集「組曲 わすれこうじ」｜文化・ライフ｜地域のニュース｜京都新聞. 2021-11-11. 京都新聞. ja.

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