遠い太鼓 = A Distant Drum

cover image Barcode: 58994648 Call Number: FR-JPN Mur Material Type: Print Language: Japanese Creator: Haruki Murakami Description: "When I woke up one morning and listened carefully, I heard the sound of drums coming from somewhere far away. As I listened to that sound, I felt like going on a long journey. The author, who was about to turn 40, was driven by a certain thought and left Japan to embark on a long journey to Greece and Italy. A sketchbook of the three years he spent living in a foreign country, which marked a turning point for him as a writer, when he wrote ``Norwegian Wood'' and ``Dance, Dance, ... Collection: Language Resource Center

銃口. 上 = Muzzle

cover image Volume Number: volume 1 Barcode: 58994623 Call Number: FR-JPN Miu Material Type: Print Language: Japanese Creator: Ayako Miura Description: "In 1949, Ryuta Kitamori was detained for seven months on suspicion of violating the Public Peace Preservation Act. Although he was released, he was forced to retire and was then drafted into the army. On August 15, 2020, when his body and mind had deteriorated due to the harsh military life, he was held at gunpoint by a militiaman while fleeing from Manchuria to Korea. A tragedy in which a young teacher with a pure heart is at the mercy of war. The fate of Kim Jun-myung, a Korean worker ... Collection: Language Resource Center

銃口. 下= Muzzle

cover image Volume Number: volume 2 Barcode: 58994624 Call Number: FR-JPN Miu Material Type: Print Language: Japanese Creator: Ayako Miura Description: "In 1949, Ryuta Kitamori was detained for seven months on suspicion of violating the Public Peace Preservation Act. Although he was released, he was forced to retire and was then drafted into the army. On August 15, 2020, when his body and mind had deteriorated due to the harsh military life, he was held at gunpoint by a militiaman while fleeing from Manchuria to Korea. A tragedy in which a young teacher with a pure heart is at the mercy of war. The fate of Kim Jun-myung, a Korean worker ... Collection: Language Resource Center

靑春の門 : 筑豊篇 = Gate of Youth Chikuho Edition

cover image Volume Number: volume 2 Barcode: 58994661 Call Number: FR-JPN Its Material Type: Print Language: Japanese Creator: Hiroyuki Itsuki Description: "As the world changes dramatically after the war, his mother-in-law falls ill. Just before his death, Ryugoro, head of the Hanawa-gumi group, is entrusted with Tae and Shinsuke by Juzo and works hard to support them. Shinsuke is confused by his bittersweet experience with a female teacher and the awakening of his feelings for his childhood friend Orie, and as he faces the life and death of his beloved, he eventually decides to go to Tokyo to pursue his dreams. An immortal masterpiece that ... Collection: Language Resource Center

靑春の門 : 筑豊篇上 = Gate of Youth Chikuho Edition

cover image Volume Number: volume 1 Barcode: 58994660 Call Number: FR-JPN Its Material Type: Print Language: Japanese Creator: Hiroyuki Itsuki Description: "Juzo Ibuki is a legendary man who saved more than 30 Korean miners who were trapped in a coal mining accident at the cost of his own life. The child, Shinsuke, inherits chivalry and a sense of justice, and overcomes the turmoil of difficult times with his beautiful stepmother, Tae. The first part of this monumental historical novel depicts the earnest journey of youth from childhood to adolescence on a grand scale. " - Google Books via Google Translate Collection: Language Resource Center

風紋の街 : 長篇スーパー痛快小說 = Fūmon no machi : chōhen sūpā tsūkai shōsetsu

cover image Barcode: 58963871 Call Number: FR-JPN Nis Material Type: Print Language: Japanese Creator: Toshiyuki Nishimura Collection: Language Resource Center

黄泉がえり = Yomigaeri

cover image Barcode: 58994659 Call Number: FR-JPN Kai Material Type: Print Language: Japanese Creator: Shinji Kaijo Description: "I want that person to come to hell as well. A mysterious phenomenon occurred in Kumamoto. Young and old, children and adults, come back to life exactly as they were when they died. There was no doubt that it was him, but there was something slightly off about him. Family and friends are happy but confused. Administration in confusion. And the person in question who has been ``fallen from hell'' also has new worries... Is there a place of rest for them? The countdown approaches. ... Collection: Language Resource Center