Original Literary Work First edition published in 1983, cloth cover Kenji Nakagami "The Utmost Time at the Edge of the Earth" with slipcase and obi Shinchosha After purchasing new, it has been stored at home for a long time. The slipcase has some age-related stains, so it is listed as "slightly dirty," but the book itself is very clean, protected by the slipcase. There are no writings or library stamps. Includes an appendix titled "Regarding 'The Utmost Time at the Edge of the Earth,' which illuminates the roots of blood and terroir," a conversation with Nobuo Kojima. —— The author's words on the slipcase: "Six years after writing my first full-length novel, 'Karekinada,' at the age of thirty, I feel like I've been wandering around, waiting for the opportunity to write this full-length novel. Whether this full-length novel was a hot mass or now, when it has taken the form of a book, the feeling of being deep in the mountains remains unchanged. I did not revive the protagonist. I live in the present, receiving the vibration emitted by Takayuki Takehara. Author" —— Words on the obi: "What can a father pass on to his son? What can a woman give to a man? The truth of being alive in this world is unfolded in beautiful nature with a brilliant symphonic technique, a literature of sin and salvation." —- Due to Nakagami's wishes, it was not published in paperback during his lifetime, and the paperback edition was published in July 1993 as a Shinchosha Bunko after Nakagami's early death. Currently, a paperback edition is published as Kodansha Bungei Bunko in 2012. It is a sequel to "Misaki," which won the Akutagawa Prize, and "Karekinada," which won the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award and the Arts Encouragement Newcomer Award, and is considered Nakagami's representative work, constituting a trilogy. From Wikipedia #PureLiterature #Literature #KenjiNakagami #Shinchosha