"I Am Not Meaningless: Reading Tamio Hojo, a Writer with Hansen's Disease" By Hiroki Arai List Price: ¥2,200 → ¥1,799 Release Date: May 19, 2025 ISBN: 9784065395714 Format: 46-size Price: List Price: ¥2,200 (¥2,000 before tax) Pages: 272 pages Writer Tamio Hojo, whose talent was recognized by Yasunari Kawabata, passed away at the age of 23 due to Hansen's disease. Why did this young novelist, who left behind the literary masterpiece "The First Night of Life," continue to write while bearing his illness? A new frontier in literary criticism reached by a rising writer! ***************************************** When I looked closely at Tamio Hojo, I was genuinely moved to say, "I understand that feeling!" We are all weak. Here lies the cry of a person who lived strongly while remaining weak. - Sao Ichikawa #Suntory Prize for Social Sciences and Humanities #Yasunari Kawabata #Tamio Hojo #Hiroki Arai #Arai_Hiroki #Book #Literature/General