バリ山行

Hata has spent two years at a firm that repairs the outsides of ageing buildings, keeping well clear of after-work socialising. Then colleagues talk him into a hike on Mount Rokko, the group becomes an official club, and he goes along on its friendly outings. He also learns that Meka, a gruff, craftsmanlike veteran whom the others think strange and leave to himself, climbs 'bari', leaving the marked paths on purpose. As Hata is drawn to him, the question of what real danger is, out on the mountain or back in the town and the job, comes to weigh on him.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

161 pages in the original

Genres

Nature (assigned by AI)

Set in

Japan

First published

2024 by Kodansha

Author's age

44 when first published

ISBN

9784065369609 (original)