Nobel Sho No Butaiura (Chiku Ma Shinsho)

[Machine Translation] The jealousy and friendship between Yukawa and Asanaga, the names of Tanizaki and Mishima behind Kawabata's award, and the repeated "Halki Derangement" of the Japanese media. On the anniversary of the death of Nobel, the eccentric inventor and lover of science and peace, the most prestigious prizes are awarded to people and organizations for their achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, economics, and contributions to peace. But behind the scenes, the awards are more cluttered than one might think. Despite the ideal of "contributions to humanity that transcend race and nationality" that Nobel willed, the reality is that the desire for honor by nations and prominent universities intersects, and political use of the awards is also apparent. This is the culmination of the Nobel Prize coverage by reporters who heard the testimonies of many people involved and pored over countless documents.

湯川と朝永の嫉妬と友情、川端受賞の陰にあった、谷崎や三島の名前、繰り返される日本メディアの「ハルキ狂想曲」。科学を愛し平和を希求した、偏屈者の発明家・ノーベルの命日、最高に権威ある賞が、物理、化学、医学、文学、経済、平和貢献で功績を挙げた人々や団体に授与される。だが、賞の舞台裏は思いのほか取り散らかっている。ノーベルが遺言した「人種・国籍を超えた人類への貢献」という理想とは裏腹に、国家や著名大学の名誉欲が交差し、政治利用も見え隠れする現実。多くの関係者の証言を聞き、無数の資料をめくった記者たちの、ノーベル賞取材の集大成。