Season of the Sun is Shintaro Ishihara's debut work, portraying postwar youth who rebel against established values and morals through a sensibility shaped by the body, sexuality, and nihilism. Its direct treatment of young people's unruliness caused a strong reaction on publication, and its Akutagawa Prize win made it a major social event.

A vivid debut that portrayed the bodies and defiance of postwar youth and sent ripples far beyond literature.