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Akutagawa Prize (English translations)

A list of books that have won the Akutagawa Prize, and are available in English translation as per the Wikipedia page for the prize.

#1

The Bodhisattva

1937 • 2 Readers • 180 pages 3

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#2

Rosy Glasses

1995 • 1 Reader • 150 pages

#3

Bullfight

1949 • 4 Readers • 127 pages 3.5

#7

Still Life and Other Stories

1992 • 1 Reader • 264 pages

#9

Season of Violence

1957 • 3 Readers • 153 pages 2

#11

Toddler Hunting and Other Stories

1996 • 1 Reader • 272 pages

#12

Okinawa: Two Postwar Novellas

2 Japan Research Monograph

1967 • 2 Readers • 141 pages 4

#14

Betty-san

1973 • 152 pages

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#16

The Cape and Other Stories from the Japanese Ghetto

1999 • 4 Readers • 200 pages 4

#17

Almost Transparent Blue

1976 • 61 Readers • 126 pages 2.9

#18

Rivers

2014 • 266 pages

#20

Passover

1989 • 148 pages

#22

The Emissary

2014 • 52 Readers • 128 pages 3.7

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#25

The Diving Pool

1988 • 77 Readers • 164 pages 4.3

#26

The Bridegroom Was a Dog

1993 • 15 Readers • 65 pages 3.8

#27

The Stones Cry Out

1993 • 5 Readers • 138 pages 3.3

#28

Record of a Night Too Brief

1996 • 29 Readers • 161 pages 2.9

#33

Snakes and Earrings

2003 • 20 Readers • 120 pages 2.5

#34

#35

The Boy in the Earth

2005 • 10 Readers • 161 pages 4.3

#36

A Perfect Day to be Alone

2024 • 15 Readers • 126 pages 3

#37

Harlequin Butterfly

2012 • 13 Readers • 113 pages 5

#38

#40

Nails and Eyes

2013 • 35 Readers • 112 pages 3.7

#41

The Hole

2013 • 138 Readers • 61 pages 3.3

#43

Cover 3

2015 • 4 Readers 3.5

#44

The Lonesome Bodybuilder

2018 • 68 Readers • 224 pages 3.6

#45

Convenience Store Woman

2016 • 1,249 Readers • 163 pages 3.7

#47

The Woman in the Purple Skirt

2019 • 119 Readers • 222 pages 3.2

#48

Idol, Burning

2020 • 89 Readers • 95 pages 3.4

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#50

May You Have Delicious Meals

2022 • 6 Readers • 134 pages 3.5

#51

Hunchback

2023 • 32 Readers • 112 pages 3.9

#52

Sympathy Tower Tokyo

2024 • 2 Readers • 144 pages 1