Poplar Publishing's 100-Year Library, Volume 24, "River" ...Stories from the time when rivers were a part of Japanese life... ★★The landscape of the Japanese heart when rivers were alive in their lives.★★ Sakunosuke Oda: "Fireflies" Takeyoshi Hikage: "Kibitsu's Cauldron" Saisei Murō: "People of Tsu" Cover art by Sumako Yasui, Book design and title lettering by Shuichi Ogata Published: October 12, 2010, First Edition Publisher: Poplar Publishing Co., Ltd. Price: 750 yen (excluding tax), 825 yen (including tax) ■ Tose was eighteen when she married into a boat inn in Fushimi, a famous sake-brewing district. The brilliance of a woman who lives on without being discouraged by her unreliable husband and difficult mother-in-law, and the continuous disasters (Sakunosuke Oda, "Fireflies"). ■ The landscape of the Japanese heart when rivers were alive in their lives. While riding a water bus and looking at the scenery along the riverbank, the identity of the "monster" summoned from the depths of memory (Takeyoshi Hikage, "Kibitsu's Cauldron"). ■ Her husband, who had been appointed to serve in the capital, went east across the Tsu River, and his wife went west. Hoping for the day they could live together again, the wife continues to wait for letters... (Saisei Murō, "People of Tsu"). ◆ Contents of the book: Unread and clean. (Photos 15, 16) ◆ Cover: Some soiling, but clean. (Photos 10, 11, 12) ◆ Edges: Some soiling, but clean. (Photos 7, 8, 9) ◆ Dust jacket: Some soiling. ◎ Soiling on the spine. (Photo 13) Soiling on the spine on the back as well. (Photo 14) ◆ Obi (book band): Some soiling. ◎ Soiling on the spine. (Photo 13) Soiling on the spine on the back as well. (Photo 14) ◎ Please check the photos. ◎ ◎ This is a used item stored at home, so there may be some scratches, stains, and spots. Please confirm with the photos and only proceed with the transaction if you understand that it is a used item. ◎ There is a smoker in the family. If you are sensitive to the smell of tobacco, please refrain from purchasing. Thank you. ◎ Thank you. ◎