This item is from my home collection. It is in very good condition, but being old, there is some age-related wear and tear on the cover. There are faint pencil marks and a very small tear at the end of the book. We appreciate your understanding. A photo collection capturing the true faces of literary giants like Osamu Dazai, Sakunosuke Oda, and Ango Sakaguchi in a haze of smoke, along with Yasunari Kawabata, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, and Yukio Mishima. <Commentary> Yoshikatsu Hayashi Japan's leading literary figures smile and sometimes gaze back at the viewer in monochrome photographs. This legendary photo collection, which sharply captures the writers and their times through the lens, is now available again. Featuring: Yasunari Kawabata, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Ango Sakaguchi, Osamu Dazai Sakunosuke Oda, Eiko Tanaka, Naoya Shiga Kazuo Hirotsu, Koji Uno, Hakucho Masamune, Haruo Satō Kan Kikuchi, Masao Kume, Takitaro Katakami, Saneatsu Mushanokoji Seicho Matsumoto, Masuji Ibuse, Kenzaburo Oe Shotaro Yasuoka, Tsutomu Mizukami, Junnosuke Yoshiyuki Tetsuro Miura, Yasushi Inoue, Jakucho Setouchi, Shintaro Ishihara Chiyo Uno, Mokichi Saitō, Kenzo Nakajima, Toru Miyoshi Hiroyuki Itsuki, Akuyuki Nosaka, Hiroshi Noma, Yuzo Yamamoto Yoshio Toyoshima, Takeo Kitahara, Jun Ishikawa, Shichiro Fukazawa Torao Tamiya, Makoto Hojo, Hiroshi Muneda, Keitaro Kondo Hakuo Kitahara, Fumiko Koda, Hitomi Yamaguchi, Shinpei Kusano Yukio Mishima, Rinzo Shiina, Haruo Umezaki Taijun Takeda, Taijiro Tamura, Kosuke Gomi, Kazuo Dan Ashihei Hino, Shiro Ozaki, Yoshiko Yoshiya, Fusao Hayashi Taiko Hirabayashi, Kazuo Ozaki, Akira Uebayashi, Sakae Tsuboi Joji Tsubota, Fumiko Hayashi, Yoshihide Nakayama, Tatsuzo Ishikawa Seiichi Funahashi, Hitoshi Ito, Yayeko Nogami Yuriko Miyamoto, Shigeru Tonomura, Ineko Sata, Fumio Tanba Shohei Ooka, Tatsuo Nagai, Fumiko Enchi Yojiro Ishizaka, Kobo Abe, Ryotaro Shiba Ken Kaiko, Shusaku Endo, Masaaki Tachihara, Jiro Nitta Shinji Fujiwara, Kaoru Funayama, Sawako Ariyoshi Renzaburo Shibata, Kiyonuki Kajiyama, Toko Kon, Gentei Genji Bunroku Shishi, Matsutaro Kawaguchi, Jiro Osaragi Kosaku Takii, Tetsutaro Kawakami, Hideo Kobayashi Izumi Kyoka, Shigeharu Nakano, Katsuichiro Kamei Kunio Kishida, Jun Takami, Eiji Yoshikawa, Sohachi Yamaoka Chogoro Kaionji, Hyakken Uchida, Mantaro Kubota Shugoro Yamamoto, Tadahiko Hayashi, Yoshikatsu Hayashi, and many others From reviews: I was impressed by the power of the photos and the intensity with which they sought to capture the essence of the writers. The photos were taken between 1946 and 1971. The writers seem to have more dignity than modern writers. Photos were precious at the time. The enthusiasm of those being photographed is also naturally different from today. The photo of Ango Sakaguchi, which is also on the cover of this book, stares at the lens with a fierce gaze. You can feel the feelings of both the photographer and the subject from each photo.