Hanamonogatari
About “Hanamonogatari”:
Hana Monogatari is a series of fifty-two short stories written by Japanese author Nobuko Yoshiya. They were first published as a serial in the magazine Shōjo Gahō from 1916 to 1924, and in Shōjo Club from 1925 to 1926. The stories of Hana Monogatari are each named after a flower, and typically focus on a sentimental and tragic romantic friendship between two female characters. The series was first published as a book in 1920, and has been regularly reprinted in both the pre- and post-war eras.
