十六歳のマリンブルー (集英社文庫 ほ 7-1)
A coming-of-age novel centered on 16-year-old Emi Tatebayashi, tracing adolescent uncertainty, first love, and the distance between her and her family. It won the 1986 Subaru Literary Prize and was later adapted into a film.
coming of ageloveself-discoveryfamilyLGBT themes
Work Information
Against the summer backdrop of Enoshima, sixteen-year-old Emi's changing feelings slowly come into focus.
Emi is sixteen and lives in Enoshima. At home, she is pampered by her mother and older brother, yet inside she already feels a growing sense of suffocation and despair. This novel follows her changing emotions after a night-time encounter, capturing the fragility and tension of adolescence.
Book Information
- Publisher
- 集英社
- Published
- 1989-01-01
- Pages
- 174 pages
- Language
- 日本語
- ISBN-13
- 9784087494204
- ISBN-10
- 4087494209
- Price
- 1330 JPY
- Category
- 本/文学・評論/文芸作品/日本文学
第10回（1986年） すばる文学賞受賞