Almost Transparent Blue

Almost Transparent Blue (????????????) is a novel by Japanese author Ryu Murakami, published in 1976.

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Japanese - Ryu Murakami

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Murakami submitted the novel to the literary magazine Gunzo's debutant contest, in which it won the first prize. It also won the prestigious Akutagawa Prize the same year.

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Gunzo's - Akutagawa Prize

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The novel is focused on a group of young people in a Japanese town with an American military base. Their lives are focused around sex (to a degree making parts of the novel similar to pornography), drugs and rock 'n roll. The storyline is very dark, including violence, overdoses, suicide and a dissatisfaction with the way of life the characters have ended up with.

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American - Pornography - Drugs - Rock 'n roll - Overdoses - Suicide

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