- Akutagawa Prize 2004 (first half) · Candidate
勤労感謝の日
Kinrō kansha no hi
“Labour Thanksgiving Day” (title translated by AI)
Akiko Itoyama (絲山秋子, born 1966)
English editions
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Kyoko, jobless, single and in her mid-thirties, lives with her mother; out of duty she agrees to a marriage meeting arranged by Mr Hasegawa, the man who once saved her life, and the suitor proves unbearable.
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About the book
- Form
- Novella
- Length
- 108 pages in the original
- Set in
- Japan
- First published
- 2004 by Bungeishunju
- Author's age
- 38 when first published