Kawainaide

[Machine Translation] A Masso Kano's first collection of medium-length novels. The main character, Yui, has been fascinated by comedy since she was a high school student and has found a job at a comedy live house. This is the season of year end and New Year's holidays, when the award races are concentrated and the tragedies and joys of comedians are strongly expressed, and the story approaches the human drama behind the scenes of the glamorous "laughter". ("Yellow or Not Yellow?") During a Japanese history class in high school, Chihiro strained her ears. Kanami, sitting next to her, is whispering to the two in the back about their date yesterday. What Chihiro really wants to hear is the exquisite "Don't be cute (laugh)" from her listener, Toriko, to Kanami. ("Don't be cute.")

Aマッソ加納、初の中編小説集。高校生の頃からお笑い魅せられて、お笑いライブハウスに就職した主人公・唯。年末年始、賞レースが集中して芸人の悲喜こもごもが色濃くあらわれる季節に繰り広げられる、華やかな「笑い」の舞台裏の人間ドラマに迫る。(「黄色いか黄色くないか」) 高校の日本史の授業中、千尋は必死に耳を研ぎ澄ます。隣席の香奈美がひそひそ声で後ろの席のふたりに語る、昨日のデートの一部始終に。千尋がどうしても聞きたいのは、聞き手の透子から香奈美に放たれる「かわいないで(笑)」という絶妙な相槌の一語なのだ。(「かわいないで」)