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| Author | Ryu Murakami |
|---|---|
| Original title | 69 sixty nine |
| Translator | Ralph F. McCarthy |
| Language | Japanese |
| Genre | Roman à clef, Novel |
| Published | 1987 (Kodansha Europe) (Eng. trans.) |
| Publication place | Japan |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 192 pp (Eng. trans first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | 4-7700-1736-7 (Eng. trans first edition, hardback) |
| OCLC | 28549113 |
| 895.6/35 20 | |
| LC Class | PL856.U696 S4813 1993 |
69 (シクスティナイン, Shikusutinain) is a roman à clef novel by Ryu Murakami. It was published first in 1987. It takes place in 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.