[DeepL Translation - needs review] The friendship and love between the main character Nojima and his best friend Omiya - all the problems of the adolescent soul revolve around these two themes, and this work has been loved by many young readers, especially among the many works of Saneatsu Mushanokouji (1885-1976). It is a novel of eternal youth, which many readers may have read with a sense of deepening insight. (Commentary by Kawamori Kozo) [Revised edition
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(Translator: DeepL)
Once you overcome the “old kanji” barrier (words like どこ、あなた、会う & more written with their old kanjis 何処、貴方、逢う) you’ll find a smooth N2+ reading plenty of dialogues and letters about love, life and literature between university students. Only 1 or 2 more profound monologues will take your a bit more of your time. As for the story, although its shortness, it’s a very moving novel