The 142nd Naoki Prize (第142回直木賞：dai hyaku yonju ni kai naoki sho) winners were published today. The official name, Naoki Sanjugo Prize (直木三十五賞: naoki sanjyugo sho) is a Japanese literary award presented semiannually, which was created by Kikuchi Kan(菊池寛) in 1935. The award is given to the best work of popular literature (大衆文学：taishu bungaku) in any format by a new, rising or established author. He also created the Akutagawa Prize(芥川賞：akutagawa sho) at the same time. This is given to the best work of pure literature (純文学：jun bungaku) by a new comer.
This time there is no Akutagawa Prize winner, but two Naoki Prize winners. They are Mr. Jo Sasaki(佐々木譲), 59 years old who wrote Haikyo ni kou(廃墟に乞う), literally means beg for ruins and Mr. Kazufumi Shiraishi(白石一文), 51 years old who wrote Hokanaranu hito e(ほかならぬ人へ), literally means to the particular person.
Mr. Shiraishi's father, Mr. Ichiro Shiraishi(白石一郎) also received the 97th prize in 1987 after 7 times nomination. Therefore this is the first case both father and son received the same hornable prize in history.
Their interview was very interesting.
Congratulations!!
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