Only one Rookie in a year gets, the Akutagawa-prize .in Japan.
Glory of the winning the prize is very big for the The future of the author.
Akutagawa-prize is one of the most powerful prize in The Literary world in Japan.
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2016 this year's prizewinner , Ms. sayaka Murata (36 years old of August 14, 1979)
Her prize-winner book title "convenience store man"
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Hundreds of works are post every year, selection commissioners are famous authors,
and they're checking and read by a severe eye.
The author nominated for selection receives information of winning a prize by telephone.
She who was a dark horse of a selection race.
She wasn't expect to win the race ,so she keeps job in the convenience store like yesterday.
While she keeps working part-time job in a convenience store still now for 3 days in a week per 18 years.
She never thought to win the Akutagawa prize.
It's also famous novelist Haruki Murakami couldn't win this prize when he was a rookie.
Even her family don't know she is writing a novel .
The shining special moment is coming to everyone few times in the life.
Akutagawa-prize is one of the most shining moment of her life.
One telephone call which has begun to move big.
When the winner receive the telephone call of news Akutagawa prize winning ,
The press conference will be held several hours later after phone call.
A meeting place is going with almost all the media in Japan.
They want here the voice of winner of Akutagawa-prize. .
First interview of winning a prize at The press conference
Reporter "Did you working at a convenience store today ?"
Mr. Murata "Yes. shop was very busy day today so I worked like yesterday.", burst of laughter
Reporter "Will you also work at a convenience store after tomorrow?"
Murata "I prefer to continue the part-time job at a convenience store.
if store manager permits me back 、、、" burst of laughter
Reporter "which convenience store is it?"
Murata "I can't answer without Store manager's permission,sorry,,, " burst of laughter
Her prize-winner book "convenience store man" will make best seller in a bookstore all over Japan
Several days after this interview, it'll be more than 1,000,000 copies of her book become popular.
Big pressure expects to write a next work from a publishing company and a fans .
Murata "Convenience store is The holy place for me.
The holy place to live.
I got the place to be I am in my life in there.
So I avoided to make it a novel .
but this time I saw a convenience store as a novelist and also I find out new discovery.
If I can back to store like yesterday, I want to keep working in the convenience store"
I'd like to send big clapping in the future of a new female novelist.
Ms. Murata sayaka! I congratulate winning a prize!
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