＊Please read profile before purchase. ◎ Light yellowing, though used sparingly. ◎ Rare new edition with a yellow spine, 2nd printing, May 2006. It's beautiful as shown in the photos. No noticeable scratches or stains. There's almost no sign of use, but as expected, there is some yellowing due to aging, as shown in the photos. The opening pages and the main text are as shown in the photos and are perfectly readable, at an acceptable level. In my opinion, it's a beautiful book, close to "like new." Please consider it with the understanding that it's "a slightly old but beautiful book." The publisher is out of stock, and reprinting is undecided, so it's out of print. Since it cannot be re-procured, cancellations and returns are not accepted. Please examine it carefully and make your decision. For those looking for it, please take a look. "North Lover" Toru Shimizu / Marguerite Duras Price: ¥840 + tax 2nd printing, May 2006 I heard from someone that that person died many years ago. [...] I never imagined that the death of that Chinese man, the death of that person's body, that person's skin, that person's sex, the death of that person's hand would occur. With that news as a trigger, Duras fundamentally reconsiders the story told in "The Lover." It is "North Lover," another "story of love and death," written with an overwhelming sense of happiness. Marguerite Duras (April 4, 1914 - March 3, 1996) French novelist, screenwriter, and film director. Although sometimes counted as one of the Nouveau Roman writers, she does not fit within the framework of the Nouveau Roman in terms of her career or style. Born in Gia Dinh, Vietnam (former French Indochina) in 1914. In 1932, she moved to Paris to receive a university education. She made her debut as a writer in 1943 with "Les Impudents" and established her position in 1951 with "The Sea Wall." Awarded the Goncourt Prize in 1984 for "The Lover." In film, after writing several screenplays for other directors, including "Hiroshima Mon Amour" (Alain Resnais, 1960), she made her directorial debut with "La Musica" in 1961. She left 19 works that mark the history of talkies, including "India Song" (1974), "Her Name Venise in Calcutta" (1976), "Le Camion" (1977), and "L'Homme Atlantique" (1981), and died in 1996. ＊Mainly dealing with popular works and out-of-print paperback editions. Please check the seller's product list. #ToruShimizu #Toru_Shimizu #MargueriteDuras #book #JapaneseLiterature/Novels&Stories