sentences:  In 1996, he won his second Seiun Award for another entry in the "Shiseikan" series, the long novel "Hikishio no Toki".As a literary theorist, he advocated the "Insider Bungaku-ron" (Theory of Literature by Insiders).Consistent with this theme, his novels frequently tackle the issues of problematic relations between individuals and the corporate or bureaucratic organizations to which they belong.