Beyond Murakami: Japanese literature is expanding with stories from women, young writers and those who took up the craft late in life.
In this July 17, 2019, photo, Natsuko Imamura, right, and Masumi Oshima pose with their books after Imamura and Oshima were awarded the Akutagawa and Naoki Prizes at a Tokyo hotel. Since 1935 the Akutagawa and Naoki have recognized serious and popular fiction, respectively, and provided their winners with a commemorative watch and 1 million yen . Even more valuable is the prestige its winners receive from media attention and, increasingly, a clear path to wider audiences through translation.
But Japanese literature is beginning to look different as new voices, including young writers, women and the elderly, receive domestic and international recognition. “International markets grow when talent emerges,” said John Freeman, who published work from Murata and Murakami as editor of the anthology “Freeman’s.” ″In the past two and a half decades, there’s been an explosion of good writing coming from Japan. ... That wave is cresting now with writers just barely 40 years old.”
Karashima said there are still not as many women published in Japan as men, but this may be changing, in part because there are more women on selection committees for literary prizes. He added that translated Japanese fiction is itself going through a “mini-boom.”
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