Hibana

by Naoki Matayoshi · first published 2015

Spark (original title: 火花) is a 2015 novel written by Japanese comedian Naoki Matayoshi. The story revolves around the career struggles of and relationship between two manzai comedians. The English version of the novel is translated by Alison Watts and published in 2020. The novel won the 153rd Akutagawa Prize and was adapted as a Netflix original series which is accessible worldwide.

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Genre:

Junbungaku

Original language:

Japanese

Year page:

2015