A novel about the "flea heart" said to exist in everyone, looking at small anxieties and hesitations while suggesting the possibility of freedom from them. It was published as the winning entry for the 44th Gunzo Prize for New Writers.

A Gunzo Prize-winning novel that invites readers to gently pull out the "flea heart" within and become lighter.

The work titled “シルエット” is listed in the official Gunzo Prize for New Writers archive as an excellent work by Rio Shimamoto.

an excellent work by Rio Shimamoto, recorded for the Gunzo Prize for New Writers.

The work titled “法の執行停止――森鴎外の歴史小説” is listed in the official Gunzo Prize for New Writers archive as a winning entry by 青木純一.

a winning entry by 青木純一, recorded for the Gunzo Prize for New Writers.