"Insights into the Universe" wins Seventh Bookstore Grand Prix
On April 20, Tow Ubukata's "Insights into the Universe" (Kadokawa Shoten Publishing), a historical novel set in the Edo period, was announced as the winner of the Bookstore Grand Prix, chosen by bookstore employees from across the country.
Ubukata (33), a resident of Fukushima City, was the recipient of the 2003 Japan Science Fiction Grand Prix for "Marduk Velocity" (Hawakawa Shobo Publishing). "Insights into the Universe" is also the winner of the Eiji Yoshikawa Newcomers's Prize in Literature.
In addition to writing novels, Ubukata is a creator of original works of manga, anime and video games.
Second place went to Sosuke Natsukawa for "Medical Records of the Gods," while Shuichi Yoshida's "Yonosuke Yokomichi" took third.
♦ Some of the book titles are tentative translations.
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