Kaze Yoarashi Yo Ue (Shueisha Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Born in Imajuku, Fukuoka Prefecture in 1895, Noe Ito struggled to escape her poor and inconvenient life. I will never, ever end up like this. Never...! With ambition in her heart, Noe moved to Tokyo, relying on her uncle, and transferred to Ueno High School for Girls. Her fate takes a major turn when she meets Jun Tsuji, a teacher. Noe herself and the people around her, including Raiteu Hiratsuka and Sakae Osugi, weave together their perspectives in this masterful critical biography. Winner of the 55th Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Award.

明治28年、福岡県今宿に生まれた伊藤野枝は、貧しく不自由な生活から抜け出そうともがいていた。「絶対、このままで終わらん。絶対に...!」野心を胸に、叔父を頼って上京した野枝は、上野高等女学校に編入。教師の辻潤との出会いをきっかけに、運命が大きく動き出し―。野枝自身、そして野枝を巡る人々―平塚らいてう、大杉栄らの視点で織りなす、圧巻の評伝小説。第55回吉川英治文学賞受賞作。