[2024] 多読/extensive reading challenge

[NicoleIsEnough]

@Naphthalene

I can get them for free from the library

I would totally expect any decent library to stock the winners of the country’s major literary prizes, indeed!

@Naphthalene

That makes it sound like a pretty good idea.

Well then, here goes

The Akutagawa Prize Reading Challenge

I recently thought that it might be an interesting challenge to read some (or all? ) of the winners of the Akutagawa Prize. If you have not yet heard of it, it is a Japanese literary award named after the famous author 芥川龍之介 (あくたがわ りゅうのすけ). It is awarded each year in January and July to the best literary story published in a newspaper or magazine by a new or rising author. Because of its prestige and the considerable attention the winner receives from the media, it is, along with t…

The nice thing is, about everybody here can tick off at least one of the entries