Niimi Nankichi Children's Literature Award
優しい音 (文学の散歩道)
Yasashii Oto is a children's novel about Chinami, a third-year junior high school student whose relationships change after she becomes a library committee member. Messages from an unknown sender reach her as a gentle sound that supports her wavering heart.
Work Information
A small sound reaching an isolated girl becomes the beginning of emotional release.
Yasashii Oto tells of a girl who has tried not to stand out but unexpectedly takes on a public role and faces the coldness of changing friendships. Brief messages from someone unseen support her wounded heart as she gradually regains her own voice.
Review Summaries
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Although it deals with the pain of friendship, the story avoids becoming harshly dark and remains approachable through the heroine's gradual recovery.
Book Information
- Publisher
- 小峰書店
- Published
- 2010-01-01
- Pages
- 204 pages
- Language
- 日本語
- ISBN-13
- 9784338224093
- ISBN-10
- 4338224096
- Price
- 150 JPY
- Category
- 本/文学・評論
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