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ラウリ・クースクを探して

[ASA Delivery] In Search of Lauri Kusk【ASA配送】ラウリ・クースクを探して

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Winner of the 4th Kaga Otokichi Commemorative Special Literary Award  
 

Winner of the 11th High School Naoki Prize
 

 
 

In Search of Lauri Kousku
 

By Yusuke Miyauchi
 

ISBN: 9784022652454
 

Price: 957 yen (tax included)
 

Release Date: June 5, 2026
 

A6 format, paperback, 256 pages　
 

Winner of the 11th High School Naoki Prize & the 4th Kaga Otokichi Commemorative Special Literary Prize.
 

Nominated for the 170th Naoki Prize & the 40th Oda Sakunosuke Prize.
 

 

Lauri Kusk was born in Estonia in 1977. Possessing a rare talent for computer programming, he set his sights on a career as a researcher in the Soviet Union. But then the Soviet Union collapsed... An irreplaceable story depicting a man tossed about by the tides of history. (Commentary by Marai Mentlein)
 

 

The long-running bestseller, which has received a steady stream of rave reviews, is finally available in paperback.
 

 

List of Book Reviews
 

■ "Da Vinci" Magazine: This Month's Must-Read! Platinum Book (Released October 6, 2023; November issue)
 

■ "Josei Jishin" Magazine: Book Review (Issue released October 3, 2023)　
 

■ Mainichi Shimbun “Entertainment Fiction: This Month’s Top Pick!” Reviewer: Mariko Naito
 

(Published October 1, 2023)
 

■ “Asahi Shimbun” Book Review: Reviewer: Hitomi Sawada
 

■ “Dokushin” Book Review: Reviewer: Yasuko Yagi (Issue published September 29, 2023)
 

■ "Asahi Junior and Senior High School Newspaper" Book Review: Bookseller Hiroki Eto (Issue published September 24, 2023)
 

■ "Shosetsu Gendai" October Issue (On sale September 22, 2023): Reviewer Kaho Miyake
 

■ "Good Books, Good Days" Book Review: "New Hits from the Land of the Rising Sun" (Part 6)
 

  Reviewer: Matsuko Sugie (Posted September 21, 2023)
 

■ "Shukan Bunshun" Book Review: Reviewer Kazunari Yonemitsu (Issue on sale September 21, 2023)
 

■ "Sankei Shimbun" Book Review: Reviewer Chiaki Horan (Published September 9, 2023)
 

■ "Nikkei Shimbun" Book Review (Published September 9, 2023)
 

■ "Shukan Shincho" Book Review: Reviewer: Chiko Ishii (Issue released September 9, 2023)
 

■ YouTube: "Matsui & Sugie's 'Entertainment Donburi' September 2023 Issue, Part 3"
 

Introduction to Matsuko Sugie
 

■ "Weekly Post" Book Review (Issue released September 4, 2023)
 

■ "Mainichi Shimbun" Monthly Literary Review—Reviewer: Yuma Watanabe (Published August 30, 2023)
 

■ "Kyodo News" Monthly Literary Review—Reviewer: Eri Watanabe (Published August 28, 2023)
 

■ "Yomiuri Shimbun" Book Review: Reviewer: Tetsu Ogawa (Published August 27, 2023)
 

■ "Weekly Gendai" Book Review: Reviewer: Satoshi Kizawa (Issue released August 21, 2023)
 

■ "Mainichi Shimbun" Monthly Literary Review: Reviewer: Satoshi Osawa (Published July 26, 2023)
 

■ "Yomiuri Shimbun" Monthly Literary Review: Reporter Yugi Takeda (Published June 27, 2023)
 

 

List of Published Interviews
 

■ "an・an": Interviewer Asayo Takii (Issue released September 13, 2023)
 

■ "AERA": Writer Yuko Furuya (Issue released September 14)
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