七人の三角ベース
A youth novel by Takuya Nagano built around the image of triangular-base baseball. Published as a story that uses childhood play and relationships with friends to look at time and human connection that may otherwise be lost.
Work Information
Memories of a small playing field illuminate the ties among seven people once more.
Seven-Person Triangle Base looks at the relationships among seven people and the accumulation of time through memories of triangular-base baseball played in a limited space. After receiving encouragement-prize recognition, it was published by Bungeisha in paperback format.
Review Summaries
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The simple coming-of-age quality built around a small game leaves a clear impression. Its later publication after prize recognition makes it readable as a work close to the author's starting point.
Book Information
- Publisher
- 文芸社
- Published
- 2016-11-01
- Pages
- 290 pages
- Language
- 日本語
- ISBN-13
- 9784286177304
- ISBN-10
- 4286177300
- Price
- 825 JPY
- Category
- 本/文学・評論
――愚か者にしか、たどり着けない場所がある――「信じてるんだ。マンガに出てきた変化球は、すべて現実に再現可能だって」マンガ家であった父の言葉を嘘にしないため、宮代シロウは投手を志す。そこに立ち塞がる、かつての友、そして――ゴムボールに魅せられた者たちが織り成す新機軸、三角ベース物語。本書は、ポプラ社・第1回ピュアフル小説賞奨励賞受賞作です。
Related Literary Awards
- Pureful Novel Award Edition 1 (2010) ・encouragement award