Yo ga akeru / Nishi Kanako
夜が明ける 西加奈子

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nishi, Kanako, 1977- athor.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

Japanese

Subjects (All):

Men--Japan--Social conditions--21st century--Fiction.

Men.

Japan--Social conditions--21st century--Fiction.

Japan.

Poor--Japan--Social conditions--21st century--Fiction.

Poor.

Social conditions.

Genre:

Fiction.

Social problem fiction.

Physical Description:

407 pages, 8 unnumbered pages ; 20 cm

Other Title:

Yoru ga akeru

Place of Publication:

Tōkyō : Shinchōsha, 2021

東京 : 新潮社, 2021

Language Note:

In Japanese

Summary:

"At the age of 15, 'I' met Aki, who was 191 cm tall in high school. 'I' grew up in a normal house with a garden and Aki was neglected by his mother. We became irreplaceable to each other even though we had nothing in common. After graduating from university, 'I' got a job at a TV production company, and Aki belonged to a theater company. However, the world I jumped into was wild and we gradually destroyed our minds and bodies... Depicting the friendship and growth of two people from adolescence until the age of 33, this book reflects on the sadness and weakness of human beings and the miracle of living. This book is the first work by the author tackling the difficulty of living for young Japanese people." -- publisher's description

"15歳の時、 高校で「俺」は身長191センチのアキと出会った。普通の家 庭で育った「俺」と、 母親にネグレクトされていた吃音のアキは、 共有できる ことなんて何一つないのに、 互いにかけがえのない存在になっていった。 大学卒業後、 「俺」はテレビ制作会社に就職し、 アキは劇団に所属する。 しかし、 焦がれて飛び込んだ世界は理不尽に満ちていて、 俺たちは少しずつ、 心も身体 も、 壊していった.... 思春期から33歳になるまでの二人の友情と成長を描 きながら、 人間の哀しさや弱さ、 そして生きていくことの奇跡を描く。本書は著者が初めて、 日本の若者の生きていく上でのしんどさに真正面から取り組んだ作品." -- publisher's description

Notes:

Novel

Previously appeared in "Shōsetsu Shinchō," September 2019-January 2021

Includes bibliographical references (page 409)

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9784103070436

4103070439

OCLC:

1280301328