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''So Long, See You Tomorrow'' is a novel by American author William Maxwell. It was first published in ''The New Yorker'' magazine in October 1979 in two parts and appeared in book form the following year, published by Knopf. It was awarded the William Dean Howells Medal,〔(American Academy of Arts and Letters - Award Winners )〕 and its first paperback edition won a 1982 National Book Award.〔 ("National Book Awards – 1982" ). National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-03-11.〕〔 ''So Long'' won the 1982 award for paperback Fiction. (From 1980 to 1983 in National Book Awards history there were dual hardcover and paperback awards in most categories. Most of the paperback award-winners were reprints, including this one.)〕 It was also a finalist for the 1981 Pulitzer Prize.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/Fiction )〕 Michael Ondaatje described it as "one of the great books of our age".〔front cover of 1997 Harvill Press p/b edition〕 The novel is based on fact and has been described as an "autobiographical metafiction". ==Plot introduction== It is set in Maxwell's hometown Lincoln, Illinois and tells of a murder that occurred in 1921. Fifty years later the guilt-ridden narrator recounts how the relationships between two neighboring families led to the murder and how he himself failed to support Cletus, a close school friend who was the son of the murderer. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「So Long, See You Tomorrow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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