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Ryu Murakami's 'Almost Transparent Blue'

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Ryu Murakami's debut novel published in 1976. Set near the U.S. military base in Yokosuka, it depicts countercultural youth engaging in drug use, sex, and violence. It rawly expresses the existential reality of destructive and rebellious youth, winning the Akutagawa Prize. This symbolic work challenges social taboos in Japanese literature.

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Subcategory:Literature

Location:Yokosuka, Kanagawa

Time Period:1976-present

Influence:National

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