The Asahi reports that the 48th Tanizaki Junichiro Prize has been awarded to Takahashi Genichiro and his novel さよならクリストファー・ロビン (“Goodbye Christopher Robin”). He will also receive one million yen.

It’s a big, prestigious literary award, and winners include Murakami Haruki (who won it for Hardboiled Wonderland and the End of the World), Nobel Prize winner Oe Kenzaburo, Ogawa Yoko, Ikezawa Natsuki, Murakami Ryu, and Kawakami Hiromi, among many other recognizable names.

I’m a huge Takahashi fan, so I’m very excited for him. Hopefully I can get my hands on a copy sometime.