◎ Tatsuo Hori was a Japanese novelist. Within the flow of Japanese novels, which had been primarily "I-novels," he consciously sought to establish the literary form of romance as a "fiction" through fiction. He actively incorporated the psychological realism of French literature, discovered new life in Japanese classics and courtly women's literature, and created a unique literary world by fusing them. ◆ Black and white photographs of landscapes, etc., are added here and there throughout the pages. ◉ Case: 18.5 cm (height) x 19.2 cm (width). Hardcover. With case. No obi. 237 pages. ◉ Published by Jinbun Shoin on March 1, 1956. Original price: ¥580 ◉ Images 11 and 12 are the table of contents. ★ Condition - The case has scratches, yellowing, stains, dirt, significant yellowing on the spine, and tears at the corners, indicating use. The cover of the main body has yellowing, stains, and slight soiling, and the edges and top and bottom of the pages have yellowing and stains. There are stains on the endpapers and flyleaves, yellowing of the pages, and stains on the margins of the first page, etc., indicating use, but there are no markings or writing in the text, and there is no problem with reading. ✴︎ We do not respond to price negotiations.