＊Please read profile before purchase. ◎ Available for individual sale at the listed price. ① Bungei Shunju Bunko ② Shinchosha Bunko ① Out of print by the publisher, reprint undecided. ② Available new. As shown in the photos, they are clean. No noticeable scratches or stains. There may be slight wear and tear that is difficult to convey in the photos. ① is out of print by the publisher and a reprint is undecided, so good condition copies are rarely available. For those looking for these, please consider. ① "ab sango - Kanjutai no Odori" Natsuko Kuroda Price: ¥940 First edition, July 2015 Received high praise from former University of Tokyo President Shigehiko Hasumi and won the Waseda Bungaku Newcomer Award. Furthermore, she won the Akutagawa Prize at the oldest age in history, 75 years old. At the press conference, she sincerely said, "Thank you very much for finding me while I was still alive," and became a topic of conversation with the shocking work "ab sango." Please enjoy the youthful and mature, beautiful writing. Natsuko Kuroda (Kuroda Natsuko, real name: undisclosed, March 23, 1937 - ) Born in Tokyo in 1937. Graduated from Waseda University, Faculty of Education, Department of Japanese Language and Literature. She continued to write while working as a teacher, office worker, and proofreader. In 1963, "Mari" was selected for the 63rd Yomiuri Short Story Award. In September 2012, she won the 24th Waseda Bungaku Newcomer Award for "ab sango." In January 2013, she won the 148th Akutagawa Prize, becoming the oldest recipient at 75 years old. Her works include "Ruiseitai Myojaku" and "Kanjutai no Odori." ② "Tsui no Sumika" Kenichiro Isozaki Price: ¥460 Second printing, September 2012 If you get married, will everything in the world look different? Well, that wasn't the case. A man and a woman who started dating after failing in a long relationship in their twenties, and got married after passing thirty. After an unstable and vague newlywed life, after a certain time, the wife stopped speaking for eleven years. The years relentlessly approached the two who were far apart... A best-selling Akutagawa Prize-winning work. Commentary by Shigehiko Hasumi. Kenichiro Isozaki (Isozaki Kenichiro, February 28, 1965 - ) Born in Chiba Prefecture. Graduated from Waseda University, Faculty of Commerce. He won the Bungei Prize in 2007 for "Kanjin no Kodomo," the Akutagawa Prize in 2009 for "Tsui no Sumika," the Tokyu Bunkamura Deux Magots Literary Award in 2011 for "Aka no Tanin no Urinitsuzuri," and the Izumi Kyoka Prize in 2013 for "Okoraikonin." Other works include "Me to Taiyo," "Seiki no Hakken," "Denshado," "Choju Giga," and "Atorie Kaigi" (co-authored with Tadanori Yokoo and Kazushi Hosaka). #NatsukoKuroda #Kuroda_Natsuko #books #JapaneseLiterature/Novels&Stories #KenichiroIsozaki #Isozaki_Kenichiro #books #JapaneseLiterature/Novels&Stories