Publisher to print 1 mil. copies of Akutagawa Prize-winning "Hibana"

Publisher to print 1 mil. copies of Akutagawa Prize-winning "Hibana"

A bookstore in Osaka displays the novel "Hibana" (Spark), written by comedian Naoki Matayoshi, on July 17, 2015, a day after it won the prestigious Akutagawa Prize. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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