num_pages: 182
description: A novel of young love in a Japanese fishing village -- a story of first love and of courage.
language: English
title: The Sound of Waves
titlecomplete: The Sound of Waves
characters: Chiyoko, Terukichi Miyata, Shinji Kubo, Yasuo Kawamoto
genres: Classics, Asian Literature, Japan, Asia, Novels, Japanese Literature, Romance, 20th Century, Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 18141
places: Japan
awards: awardedAt: -504892800000
name: Shincho Prize
publisher: Charles E. Tuttle Tokyo