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石切りの歌

Minami-Nippon Literary Award

石切りの歌

Shuichiro Kono

石を背負う父 is a literary work by 河野修一郎. Recognized in 1973, it is valued for its focused treatment of character, place, and the pressures of its time.

memory and placehuman feelingsocial context

Work Information

石を背負う父 captures a sense of people and time within a tightly shaped form.

石を背負う父 is a literary work by 河野修一郎. Recognized in 1973, it is valued for its focused treatment of character, place, and the pressures of its time. In the context of the award, its importance lies in the voice, structure, and lingering questions it leaves after the plot or subject has been introduced.

Review Summaries

  • Reader response tends to value the distinctive subject and the strength of the voice. The work rewards attention to context, structure, and the aftertaste it leaves.

Book Information

Publisher
学芸書林
Published
1987-11-01
Pages
295 pages
Language
日本語
ISBN-13
9784905640066
ISBN-10
4905640067
Price
460 JPY
Category
本/文学・評論

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