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流れのほとり (福音館日曜日文庫)

Japan Juvenile Writers Association Award

流れのほとり (福音館日曜日文庫)

Toshiko Kanzawa

Through the eyes of Asako, a girl traveling into the northern wilderness, this recollective story depicts a shining river, family, friends, and life in a mining town. The vastness of nature and a child's daily life are joined with delicate feeling.

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Work Information

Beside a northern river, a girl's memories and daily life begin to flow quietly.

Fukuinkan describes it as a recollective story in which Asako travels to a northern wilderness where fireweed blooms and encounters a shining river, portraying northern nature and children's lives remembered from the author's childhood.

Review Summaries

  • The northern natural setting overlaps with a child's daily life, making the recollection feel fresh. Its restrained treatment of family and place leaves a strong impression.

Book Information

Publisher
福音館書店
Published
1976-11-20
Pages
496 pages
Language
日本語
ISBN-13
9784834005042
ISBN-10
4834005046
Price
500 JPY
Category
本/文学・評論

Amazon.co.jp: 流れのほとり (福音館日曜日文庫) : 神沢 利子, 瀬川 康男: 本

Reviews

  • 五感をくすぐられる、珠玉の一冊。

    大切なひとに贈りたくなる一冊。 幼い日々のことが、あざやかに、あざやかに描かれています。 「ウーフはウーフでできている」の作者、神沢利子さんは、やっぱりこんなに素敵な幼少時代を送られていたのかぁ、と思わずうっとりします。

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