The Japan Adventure Fiction Association Prizes (日本冒険小説協会大賞, Nihon Bōken Shōsetsu Kyōkai Taishō) were presented every year by the Japan Adventure Fiction Association (日本冒険小説協会, Nihon Bōken Shōsetsu Kyōkai) (JAFA) from 1982 to 2011. They honor the best in adventure fiction published in the previous year.
The Japan Adventure Fiction Association was founded in 1981 by Chin Naitō (1936–2011) and was disbanded in 2012 after his death.
Winners
| Year | Translated Novel | Japanese Novel | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Title | Author | Title | ||
| 1 | 1982 | Robert B. Parker | Early Autumn | Kenzo Kitakata | Nemuri Naki Yoru (眠りなき夜) |
| 2 | 1983 | John le Carré | The Little Drummer Girl | Kenzo Kitakata | Ori (檻) English translation: The Cage, tr. Paul Warham, Vertical, 2006 |
| 3 | 1984 | Robert Ludlum | The Bourne Identity | Yoichi Funado | Yamaneko no Natsu (山猫の夏) |
| 4 | 1985 | James Crumley | Dancing Bear | Tatsuo Shimizu | Somuite Kokyo (背いて故郷) |
| 5 | 1986 | Dick Francis | Proof | Go Osaka | Kadisu no Akai Hoshi (カディスの赤い星) English translation: The Red Star of Cádiz, tr. Usha Jayaraman, Kurodahan Press, 2008 |
| 6 | 1987 | Bob Langley | Traverse of the Gods | Yoichi Funado | Takeki Hakobune (猛き箱舟) |
| 7 | 1988 | Trevanian | The Main | Yoichi Funado | Densetsu Naki Chi (伝説なき地) |
| 8 | 1989 | Stephen Hunter | The Day Before Midnight | Joh Sasaki | Etorofu Hatsu Kinkyu-den (エトロフ発緊急電) |
| 9 | 1990 | Wilbur Smith | The Eye of the Tiger | Tatsuo Shimizu | Yukizuri no Machi (行きずりの街) |
| 10 | 1991 | Bernard Cornwell | Sea Lord | Yoichi Funado | Suna no Kuronikuru (砂のクロニクル) |
| 11 | 1992 | Clive Cussler | Sahara | Kaoru Takamura | Riviera o Ute (リヴィエラを撃て) |
| 12 | 1993 | Dean Koontz | Watchers | Kaoru Takamura | Makusu no Yama (マークスの山) |
| 13 | 1994 | Robert R. McCammon | Swan Song | Joh Sasaki | Sutokkuhorumu no Misshi (ストックホルムの密使) |
| 14 | 1995 | Robert R. McCammon | Boy's Life | Yoichi Funado | Ezochi Bekken (蝦夷地別件) |
| 15 | 1996 | Dick Francis | Come to Grief | Seishu Hase | Fuyajo (不夜城) |
| 16 | 1997 | Glenn Meade | Snow Wolf | Baku Yumemakura | Kamigami no Itadaki (神々の山嶺) Graphic novel adaptation (English translation): The Summit of the Gods (illustrated by Jiro Taniguchi. Fanfare/Ponent Mon. 2009–) |
| 17 | 1998 | Stephen Hunter | Black Light | Miyuki Miyabe | Riyu (理由) |
| 18 | 1999 | Stephen Hunter | Time to Hunt | Harutoshi Fukui | Bokoku no Ijisu (亡国のイージス) |
| 19 | 2000 | Lee Child | Killing Floor | Arimasa Osawa | Kokoro de wa Omosugiru (心では重すぎる) |
| 20 | 2001 | Boston Teran | God Is A Bullet | Arimasa Osawa | Yamisaki Annainin (闇先案内人) |
| 21 | 2002 | Stephen Hunter | Pale Horse Coming | Harutoshi Fukui | Shusen no Rorerai (終戦のローレライ) Film adaptation: Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean (2005) |
| 22 | 2003 | Victor Gischler | Gun Monkeys | Yoichi Funado | Yume wa Arechi o (夢は荒れ地を) |
| 23 | 2004 | James Crumley | The Final Country | Toshihiko Yahagi | The Wrong Goodbye (ロング・グッドバイ, Rongu Guddobai) |
| 24 | 2005 | James Carlos Blake | A World of Thieves | Ken Nishimura | Goka (劫火) |
| 25 | 2006 | Dick Francis | Under Orders | Arimasa Osawa | Shinjuku-Zame 9: Ōkami-Bana (新宿鮫IX 狼花) |
| 26 | 2007 | Jeffery Deaver | The Cold Moon | Joh Sasaki | Keikan no Chi (警官の血, lit. The Policeman's Lineage) |
| 27 | 2008 | Tom Rob Smith | Child 44 | Akio Higuchi | Yakusoku no Chi (約束の地) |
| 28 | 2009 | Don Winslow | The Power of the Dog | Yumeaki Hirayama | Diner (ダイナー, Daina) |
| 29 | 2010 | Don Winslow | The Winter of Frankie Machine | Ken Nishimura | Nokori-Bi (残火) |
| 30 | 2011 | Jeffery Deaver | Carte Blanche | Arimasa Osawa | Shinjuku-Zame 10: Kizuna Kairō (新宿鮫X 絆回廊) |
| Ken Nishimura | Chi no Soko no Yama (地の底のヤマ) | ||||
See also
References
- The Cage — Vertical, Inc. (in English)
- Yoichi Funado at J'Lit Books from Japan (in English)
- Tatsuo Shimizu at J'Lit Books from Japan (in English)
- The Red Star of Cadiz | Kurodahan Press Archived 2018-01-29 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
- Kaoru Takamura at J'Lit Books from Japan (in English)
- The Summit of the Gods 1 - English catalogue > Taniguchi - Ponent Mon (in English)
- Harutoshi Fukui at J'Lit Books from Japan (in English)
- Toshihiko Yahagi at J'Lit Books from Japan (in English)
- The Wrong Goodbye | The Nippon Foundation Archived 2013-11-11 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
- Ken Nishimura at J'Lit Books from Japan (in English)
- J'Lit | Publications : The Policeman's Lineage | Books from Japan (in English)
- Yumeaki Hirayama at J'Lit Books from Japan (in English)
- Diner by Yumeaki Hirayama | exhibitAbooks.com Archived 2013-11-11 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
External links
- The official website of the Japan Adventure Fiction Association (in Japanese)
- List of winners Archived 2017-05-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
- J'Lit | Awards : Japan Adventure Fiction Association Prize | Books from Japan (in English)