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「手紙屋」
僕の就職活動を変えた十通の手紙
Ten letters exchanged call into question the purpose of work
Synopsis
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Ryota Nishiyama, a fourth-year university student who got a late start on job hunting, knows neither the work he wants to do nor the work that suits him. In a study café, he finds an advertisement from someone who calls himself 『手紙屋』. Drawn by the promise of helping him realize his dream through an exchange of ten letters, Ryota writes his first letter. As he continues the correspondence with someone he cannot see, he considers one by one the purpose of work that lies beyond choosing a company, his own role, and the meaning of taking action, and faces the future. A coming-of-age story.
For Times Like These
- People who are job hunting or thinking of changing jobs
- People who do not know what work suits them
- People who want to reconsider the purpose of work
Themes
Chapter Flow
- 1一通目の手紙『物々交換』
- 2二通目の手紙『あなたの称号』
- 3三通目の手紙『天は自ら助くる者を助く』
- 4四通目の手紙『思いどおりの人生を送る』
- 5五通目の手紙『ある人の人生』
- 6六通目の手紙『自分に向いていることを探さない』
- 7七通目の手紙『急がば回れ』
- 8八通目の手紙『あなたの成功は世界を変える』
- 9九通目の手紙『自分を磨き、行動する』
- 10十通目の手紙『人生の始まり』
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