Nanimono (Shincho Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Takuto, who was about to start his job search, went to his roommate Kotaro's retirement live. He knew that Mizuki, who had broken up with Kotaro, would also be there. When they find out that Mizuki's fellow exchange student Rika lives in the same apartment as Takuto and his friends, the five of them, including Takara who lives with Rika, start to get together as a job hunting preparation group. However, their true feelings and self-consciousness, which are hidden behind the words they utter on social networking sites and at job interviews, gradually change their relationship... This is a Naoki Award-winning work.

就職活動を目前に控えた拓人は、同居人・光太郎の引退ライブに足を運んだ。光太郎と別れた瑞月も来ると知っていたから―。瑞月の留学仲間・理香が拓人たちと同じアパートに住んでいるとわかり、理香と同棲中の隆良を交えた5人は就活対策として集まるようになる。だが、SNSや面接で発する言葉の奥に見え隠れする、本音や自意識が、彼らの関係を次第に変えて...。直木賞受賞作。