Akutagawa Prize
Japanese literary award / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Akutagawa Prize (芥川龍之介賞, Akutagawa Ryūnosuke Shō) is a Japanese literary award presented biannually. Because of its prestige and the considerable attention the winner receives from the media, it is, along with the Naoki Prize, one of Japan's most sought after literary prizes.[1][2]
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Akutagawa Prize | |
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芥川龍之介賞 (Akutagawa Ryūnosuke Shō) | |
Awarded for | Best published literary story by a rising author |
Date | August 10, 1935 (1935-08-10) |
Country | Japan |
Presented by | Society for the Promotion of Japanese Literature |
Reward(s) | ¥1,000,000, pocket watch |
First awarded | 1935; 89 years ago (1935) |
Website | www |
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