Umi No Mieru Rihatsu Ten (Shueisha Bunko)

[Machine Translation] The legendary barbershop is frequented by famous actors and political and financial tycoons who are in love with the owner's skills. With a certain desire in my heart, I make an appointment and visit the barbershop by the sea, but... The Barbershop with a View of the Sea. Sixteen years have passed since I escaped from my mother, a painter who imposed her own sense of beauty on me. My brother urged me to return to my parents' house, and I saw my mother... Itsuka kita michi" ("Itsuka kita michi"). Six stories depicting people who face the loss that comes in their lives and find hope. A collection of ephemeral and lovely family stories, including fathers and sons, mothers and daughters. Winner of the Naoki Prize.

店主の腕に惚れて、有名俳優や政財界の大物が通いつめたという伝説の理髪店。僕はある想いを胸に、予約をいれて海辺の店を訪れるが...「海の見える理髪店」。独自の美意識を押し付ける画家の母から逃れて十六年。弟に促され実家に戻った私が見た母は...「いつか来た道」。人生に訪れる喪失と向き合い、希望を見出す人々を描く全6編。父と息子、母と娘など、儚く愛おしい家族小説集。直木賞受賞作。