"Taiko Hirabayashi's Collection of Poisonous Woman Novels" #TaikoHirabayashi #Taiko_Hirabayashi #Books #JapaneseLiterature/Essays Japanese Modern Literature With obi, first edition. In relatively good condition for its age, but please understand that there may be some age-related yellowing as it is over 15 years old. Takahashi Oden, who commits murder to pay for her husband's medicine for an incurable disease; O-Haku, who chases after her beloved man and becomes a criminal, going to a place of exile; and Hanaoi Oume, a Shinbashi geisha who avenges a man's betrayal with death. The author, who relentlessly pursued a tragic life as a proletarian writer, changes her perspective and depicts the lives and sexuality of these rare and legendary villainesses, the poisonous women who caused a sensation in Edo, as tragic protagonists who pursued pure love and were tossed about by the times, in this ambitious collection of three stories. Taeiko Kono "Commentary" Taiko's desire to "see the ups and downs of life with her whole being" is a new discovery about humans—a desire to renew her understanding of humans. (omitted) She also had a strong desire to discover things about men and women. She wrote many such discoveries in her works. And, to put it simply, she was also very curious about other people's marriages, love affairs, and affairs, and she had a sharp eye. Available for immediate purchase Priority given to immediate purchase"