69 (novel)

69 (novel)

infobox Book |
name = 69
title_orig = 69 sixty nine
translator = Ralph F. McCarthy


image_caption = First English language edition
author = Ryu Murakami
cover_artist =
country = Japan
language = Japanese
series =
genre = Roman à clef, Novel
publisher = Kodansha Europe (Eng. trans.)
release_date = 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)
preceded_by =
followed_by =

nihongo|"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.

Film, TV or theatrical adaptations

The 2004 film "69" is based on Murakami's novel.

Release details

*1987, Japan, ? (ISBN 4-08-772616-9), Pub date 1 August 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

External links

* [http://www.seekjapan.jp/article-1/788/Book+Review "69" review] "Japanzine" By Zack Davisson


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