Author Profile: Tetsutaro Kawakami (January 8, 1902 – September 22, 1980) was a Japanese literary and music critic. He was a member of the Japan Art Academy and a Person of Cultural Merit. He translated and introduced Valéry and Gide, and developed his critical activities under the influence of French symbolism, becoming a pioneer of modern criticism. He was also known for introducing Shestov. He was also famous for his friendships with Hideo Kobayashi, Chūya Nakahara, Shōhei Ōoka, Jiro Aoyama, Saburo Moroi, Kenichi Yoshida, and Jiro Shirasu. His wife, Aya, was the granddaughter of Baron Keisuke Otori. In 1954, he received the Yomiuri Literary Award for his "My Poetry and Truth," and in 1960, he received the Shinchosha Literary Award for "Japan's Outsiders." In 1961, he received the Japan Art Academy Award. In July 1962, he published "Shoin Yoshida: Re-evaluation of the Meiji Restoration," which marked the beginning of his practice of the hard literature theory he advocated. In 1963, he became a member of the Japan Art Academy. In 1968, he received the Noma Literary Award for "Shoin Yoshida: The Human Image Through Martial Arts and Confucianism." In 1971, he received the Japan Literary Award for "Yushu Nikki." In October 1972, he was recognized as a Person of Cultural Merit, and in December of the same year, he was selected as an honorary citizen of Iwakuni City. In February 1977, he published "Footsteps of History." In March of the same year, he published "My Dostoevsky." In August of the same year, Kenichi Yoshida passed away. At the private funeral, he recited a verse from Laforgue's poem as a representative of his friends to bid farewell. From Wikipedia. This is a copy of Tetsutaro Kawakami's "Yushu Nikki," which won the Japan Literary Award, published by Shinchosha in April 1970 (first edition), with a slipcase and original obi. The title is by Suu Aoyama, and the cover is cloth-bound. The obi is not the one for the award-winning book, but the original obi that came with the book before the award was decided. There is little yellowing due to aging, and there are no stains, writing, or library stamps. Please consider purchasing this book, understanding that it is a 55-year-old used book.