The celebrated author's quintessential insights into women and people

In addition to the title story, in which the local-born author visits Tokushima, on the island of Shikoku, where the Europe-based socialite Jirohachi Satsuma went to live out the rest of his days, this exquisite collection includes "Shimorenjaku, Mitaka," a conversation with so-called child of the setting sun Haruko Ota, and other short stories that explore those close to the author.

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