Akutagawa Award Naoki Award Presentation Ceremony August 28, 17:35
The presentation ceremony for the Akutagawa and Naoki Awards was held in Tokyo on the 28th, and Akutagawa-winners Hanako Takayama and Haruka Tono and Naoki-winner Shu Shu Kabu talked about their awards and future plans.
The 163rd Akutagawa and Naoki Awards were held last month at the Akutagawa Award, with Haneko Takayama's "Shuri no Ma" and Haruka Tono's "Crash" and Naoki Award's "Boys and Dogs". Was chosen.
At the award presentation ceremony held in Tokyo on the 28th, the speech of the award was given by Mr. Takayama of the Akutagawa Prize. “A lot of people are worried about things that it is hard to say that choosing a novel directly saves the lives of people. It was a little humorous, and I thought it would be a very delightful thing.While I was writing, I had to believe in my uneasy ruler, which could change with the time, even with my bound hands untied. I think," he said.
“I am honored to receive this award with a very long history. I would like to work harder to write this award. I would like to write a novel that is still overwriting than “breakdown”. So I hope you read that too."
“I'm not writing a novel because I want the prize, but I'm very happy to receive it this time.” I was able to continue writing the novel because there were people, publishers, and readers, and I think that the result was the Naoki Prize, and I am very grateful," he said.