*Please be sure to read the profile.* ◎ Please refrain from negotiating prices. The book is in very good condition, as shown in the photos. There are no noticeable scratches, stains, or yellowing. It's in "like new" condition, with only minor scuffs that are difficult to convey in the photos, and I can confidently recommend it. Of course, there are no writings or markings. This book is out of print from the publisher. If read carefully, it's in a condition where resale after reading is highly anticipated. If you are looking for this book, please consider it. "The Beginning of Love and Recognition" Hyakuzo Kurata Price: ¥800 + tax (¥880) First edition, October 2008 What is good, what is truth, what is friendship, what is love, what is faith... This book contains 17 essays written in the author's 20s, recording the process of his own thorough thinking. It became a "legendary" favorite among old high school students in the Taisho-Showa era, alongside "The Priest and His Disciples," a representative work by Hyakuzo Kurata (1891-1943). Hyakuzo Kurata (February 23, 1891 - February 12, 1943) A Japanese playwright and critic who was active in the Taisho and early Showa periods. There is a Hyakuzo Kurata Literary Museum in his hometown of Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture. He aspired to philosophy and entered Ichiko (First Higher School), and was impressed by the philosopher Kitaro Nishida's "A Study of Good." He contracted tuberculosis in 1913 and spent time in convalescence, but from 1916 to the following year, he published the play "The Priest and His Disciples" in the satellite magazine "Life River" of the Shirakaba school. The book became a bestseller at the time and was translated into various languages around the world. After that, he was active in Shirakaba, and in 1921, he published the essay "The Beginning of Love and Recognition," which examined life in a questing manner. In his later years, he leaned towards Japanese nationalism and advocated Mahayana lifeism. *We mainly handle popular works and out-of-print paperback editions. Please check the seller's product list. #HyakuzoKurata #Kurata_Hyakuzo #book #JapaneseLiterature/Essays