Seventeen: A Novel

Name: Seventeen: A Novel
Price: 12.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.2 (290 reviews)
Author: Yokoyama, Hideo

by Yokoyama, Hideo

Nonfiction

4.2 (290)

4.2 stars from 290 reviews

399 pages~6.7 hr readPublished by MCD

$12.99Near peak price

Last checked: Apr 14, 2026

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Perfect for you if...

You love workplace thrillers where office politics and personal ambition collide with real-world stakes.
You're drawn to stories about how journalists and institutions respond when catastrophe strikes.
You appreciate slow-burn narratives that examine how a single week can reshape someone's life for the next seventeen years.

Maybe not for you if...

You want action-driven plots with clear heroes and villains rather than morally ambiguous professionals making difficult choices.
You prefer contemporary settings over 1980s Japan or need constant forward momentum rather than reflection and investigation.
You're looking for a light read, as this demands patience with institutional detail and complex character work.

About this book

In 1985, Kazumasa Yuuki, a reporter at the North Kanto Times, navigates the power struggles and office politics of his newsroom. When a major air disaster occurs near the paper, the staff is united by the tragedy and the opportunity for a significant news story. Seventeen years later in 2003, Yuuki reflects on the intense seven days following the disaster that transformed his life and his colleagues' lives. He fulfills a promise made during that week—one connected to an unsolved mystery from the disaster and representing his final unconquered fear. This investigative thriller examines the aftermath of disaster and the personal consequences that unfold in its wake.

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Currently 4.2★ from 290 reviews

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