Why Don't We Break Up: Long and Classic Collection

Author: [Japan] Watanabe Junichi
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Publish Date: 1999-01-01
Features: Excerpt: As soon as he turned off the noisy street, the surroundings immediately became quiet. Streetlights lined up in the darkness, and ahead, there was only one traffic light. The red light trembled in the cold night sky. leaned forward and told the driver to turn left at the traffic light. This area is the Setagaya residential district. In recent years, supermarkets and apartment buildings have been constructed here, and Shōhei lives in a high-end apartment built three years ago. This book depicts a romantic entanglement between a couple due to their respective affairs. The novel explores the unique awkwardness of urban men and women trapped within the "fortress of marriage," portraying their helplessness in being unable to escape the conflict between desire and reason, as well as the shared sense of struggle that city dwellers often feel. It also describes the psychological fluctuations and behavioral changes of their teenage daughter after she accidentally discovers her father's secret.