69 (novel)
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| Author | Ryu Murakami |
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| Original title | シクスティナイン |
| Translator | Ralph F. McCarthy |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Genre(s) | Roman à clef, Novel |
| Publisher | Kodansha Europe (Eng. trans.) |
| Released | 1987 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 192 pp (Eng. trans first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 4-7700-1736-7 (Eng. trans first edition, hardback) |
69 (シクスティナイン Shikusutinain?) is a roman-a-clef novel by Ryu Murakami. It was published first in 1987. It takes place in the year 1969, and tells the story of some high school students coming of age in an obscure Japanese city who try to mimic the counter-culture movements taking place in Tokyo and other parts of the world.
[edit] Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
The 2004 film 69 is based on Murakami's novel.
[edit] Release details
- 1987, Japan, ? (ISBN ?), Pub date ? ? 1987, hardback (First edition)
- 1993, Europe ?, Kodansha Europe (ISBN 4-7700-1736-7), Pub date 1 September 1993, hardback (Eng. trans.)
- 1995, Europe ?, Kodansha Europe (ISBN 4-7700-1951-3), Pub date ? March 1995, paperback (Eng. trans.)
- 2006, Europe ?, Kodansha Europe (ISBN 4-7700-3013-4), Pub date 7 February 2006, paperback (Eng. trans.)
- 2004, Germany, Suhrkamp Verlag (ISBN 3-518-45633-4), Pub date 30 September 2004, paperback
[edit] External links
- "69" review Japanzine By Zack Davisson
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