“I wonder when I will die.” I think of nothing else while listening to “Chigoineru Waizen.” - This long novel, written with the most love and time during the final years of Mitsuhiko Kuze's writing career. An unfinished masterpiece, overflowing with homage to Hyakken Uchida, due to the author's sudden death. Kinokuniya Bookstore Author Profile Mitsuhiko Kuze [KUZE TERUHIKO] Born in Tokyo in 1935. Director and writer. Graduated from the Faculty of Letters, University of Tokyo. After working at TBS, he established a production company and was active in a wide range of genres, including directing TV dramas, stage productions, film directing, and writing novels and essays. Awarded the Minister of Education Award for Fine Arts in 1992 for directing "Onna Shogatsu" and others, the Bunkamura Deux Magots Literary Award in 1993 for "Butterfly and Hitler," the Yamamoto Shugoro Prize in 1994 for "Winter of 1934 - Ranpo," and the Izumi Kyoka Literary Award in 2001 for "Shoshokan Nichiroku." Received the Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon in 1998. Passed away in March 2006. This is a copy of Mitsuhiko Kuze's "Hyakken Sensei Getsu wo Fumu" with the obi, published by Asahi Shimbun Publishing in April 2006. The cover design is by Seiichi Suzuki. There is almost no yellowing due to age, and there are no stains, writing, or library stamps. Please consider purchasing this item with the understanding that it is a used book.