Takamura subsequently published a trilogy of novels about the lives of four generations of a conservative political family , starting with '' '' in 2002 , continuing with '' '' in 2005 , and concluding with '' '' in 2009 . '' Shin Ria-ō '' won the Shinran Prize , and '' Taiyō o hiku uma '' won the Yomiuri Prize . In 2016 she published the novel '' '' , about an elderly farmer coping with the death of his wife , alienation from his daughter , and disruption caused by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami . '' Tsuchi no ki '' won the 70th Noma Literary Prize , the 44th Jirō Osagari Prize , and a Mainichi Arts Award
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
Kaoru Takamura