Kokichi No Koi Shiyowa Ninjiyo Baka Monogatari Kadokawa Bunko Ku-24-1 (Kadokawa Bunko)

[Machine Translation] In 1933, Kokichi, the second son of a plumber in Sugamo, dreamed of becoming a novelist like Kawaguchi Matsutaro, the first Naoki Prize-winning author, while helping out in the family business. However, all he can think about is his love affair with a beautiful woman. Kokichi meets various women, is attracted to them, and learns about the pleasures and fragility of life. As the years go by, the boy climbs the stairs to adulthood, one step at a time. This is a touching novel about the emotions of a man and a woman, interspersed with a lively rendition of a folk tale and a short song.

昭和8年、巣鴨の水道屋の次男坊・曠吉は、家業を手伝いながら、第1回直木賞作家・川口松太郎のような小説家になることを夢見ていた。しかし頭の中に浮かぶのは、美しい女との××のことばかり。曠吉は、様々な女と出会い、彼女たちに魅かれ、人生の愉しさ、儚さを知る。歳月を重ねながら、少年は一歩ずつ大人への階段を上っていく。都々逸や小唄を小気味よく挿みながら、男と女の「情」を描いた、胸にしみいる人情小説の白眉。