hɪz mˈoʊst sˈɛləbɹˌeɪɾᵻd nˈɑːvəlz ɪŋklˈuːd mɪsɐki ðə kˈeɪp, wˌɪtʃ wˈʌn ðɪ ˌækjuːɾɐɡˈɑːwə pɹˈaɪz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks, ænd kˌɛɹkɪnˈɑːdə ðə sˈiː ʌv wˈɪðɚd tɹˈiːz, wˌɪtʃ wˈʌn bˈoʊθ ðə meɪnˈɪʃi ænd dʒeɪdʒˈʌtsuː lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi pɹˈaɪzᵻz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən.
His most celebrated novels include Misaki (The Cape), which won the Akutagawa Prize in 1976, and Karekinada (The Sea of Withered Trees), which won both the Mainichi and Geijutsu Literary Prizes in 1977.