The Clumsy Angel
不器用な天使
Bukiyō na Tenshi
Author: Hori Tatsuo
#Japanese Classic#Showa#Modernist
- Original language
- Japanese
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Set in Tokyo during the early Showa era, this short novel follows a twenty-year-old student who develops a tender, awkward affection for a young waitress at a café. Amid the jazz, cigarette smoke, and modern rhythms of the city, the youth navigates his own confused emotions and the company of his bohemian friends. With delicate psychological insight, Hori Tatsuo captures the fragile intensity of first love and the fumbling grace of youth. The story became his breakthrough work, admired for its lyrical restraint and modern sensibility.
About the author
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Hori Tatsuo
1904 – 1953 · Japan
Shōwa-era novelist who adapted European psychological-novel techniques into Japanese literature. Best known for "Kaze Tachinu" and "Sei Kazoku".
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| Territory | Language | Format | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| WW | en | translation | available |