Arashi Muraki's 'Suzume Chotcho' Wins the Nitta Jiro Literary Award! A Moving Historical Novel Depicting the Unknown Struggles of Kyoka Poet Ota Nanpo
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Arashi Muraki's novel 'Suzume Chotcho,' published by Bungeishunju in December 2025, has won the 45th Nitta Jiro Literary Award. The work is a historical novel that profoundly portrays the unknown conflicts of Ota Nanpo, a Kyoka poet who led Edo culture.