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The second-most sold japanese novel, this is a lot gentler than the Dazais and Mishimas i've reviewed. Also deals with death, also deals with suicide, but does so much more as a clear lesson it wants to teach you. This is about romance, and about certain decisions and the impact they can have, about regret and perhaps chiefly about a set of morals.
Out of all the classic authors i've read (Mishima, Dazai, Fukunaga, Tanizaki, Ibuse), this i would say is the easiest to read language-wise. Very calm and not too caught up in philosophical musings. Great entry point into classic authors.