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Japan Children's Literature Association Newcomer Award にほんじどうぶんがくしゃきょうかいしんじんしょう

Edition 29 (1996)

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1 people
田中文子 たなか ふみこ award

This children's novel follows Masahiro, who has fallen out of a competitive society, and Hiroshi, a boy who watches over him. Their relationship explores isolation and warmth in the lives of adults and children.

A warm story of the bond that grows between Masahiro and the boy Hiroshi.

177 pages
adults and childrenisolationhuman connectioncompassion