Chito Kosagawa and Kasumi Asakura were announced Wednesday as the latest recipients of Japan¡¯s two most prestigious literary awards.?
Kosagawa received the 175th Akutagawa Prize, which honors emerging writers of literary fiction, for ¡°Zonbi Kaishufu¡± (¡°The Zombie Collector¡±).?
Asakura won the Naoki Prize, which recognizes outstanding works of popular and genre fiction by emerging or established authors, for her historical novel ¡°Kengwai¡± (¡°Out of Range¡±).?
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