Noma Award For Publishing in Africa
The Noma Award for Publishing in Africa is sponsored by Kodansha and it is named honor of the company's former president, Shoichi Noma. Its first honoree in 1980 was Mariama Bâ for Une Si Longue Lettre (A very long letter).
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