朝顔の日

Aomori, 1941, with war raging far away. Saki, Rinta's companion since childhood and now his wife, lies in a tuberculosis hospital in the mountains, and he comes to see her nearly every day. Her doctor scoffs at the old idea that the illness is a death sentence, yet forbids anything that leaves her short of breath: she must move at three tenths of her usual pace, and Rinta slows down to keep step with her. Autumn light in the canteen, wind across the lawn and the glass tubes of blood tests fill their slow days. As Saki weakens, the couple are told to stop speaking so that her throat can rest, and pencil and paper take the place of their voices, drawing both of them deeper into words.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

123 pages in the original

Genres

Love (assigned by AI)

Set in

Japan

First published

2015 by Shinchosha

Author's age

36 when first published

ISBN

9784103370727 (original)