Talk:Akutagawa Prize
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[edit] E and L
Can anyone explain what the "E" and "L" notations after the years mean? I know it is a semiannual award.
- If I had to guess: early and late, but the truth might be completely different.--Deelkar 11:00, 10 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- I added the E and L for Early and Late. The prize doesn't clearly follow a winter/summer or spring/fall system. The prize is awarded for a story or novel that was published in the early part of the year or the later part of the year. To confuse things more, sometimes the ceremony for a story from the later part of the year will be held in the early part of the following year. So the 2004L will be awarded in 2005 but it is still referred to as the 2004 award.
- In Japanese the award is usually just referred to by its number, as in Mobu Nori was awarded the 131st Akutagawa Prize. --Mp623
