Also, thousands of other books are on sale 【 #Solty Bookstore 】 Table of Contents = #See photos after the 2nd image Thank you for your patronage. Please consider this a used book for reading. In addition to this, I have novels, philosophical books, humanities books, entertainment, science fiction, mysteries, and old magazines on sale. #202509 #PostwarJapaneseLiterature #BlueBookShelf #Gender #SawakoAriyoshi #WorkplaceNovel #JapaneseLiterature 【Content Introduction】 Sympathize with the problem awareness and way of life of working women! Kimiko, Setsuko, and Sayuri work at the prestigious Tokyo Department Store. They are three close friends from the same high school, but the differences in their workplaces—the kimono sales floor, the food department, and the elevator operator—also influence their work and love lives, each in their own way. A masterpiece novel depicting the growth of women through work and love. The original workplace novel with overwhelming interest, first paperback edition! Sawako Ariyoshi (1931-1984) Born in Wakayama. Graduated from Tokyo Woman's Christian University Junior College. In 1956 (Showa 31), "Jiuta" was nominated for the Akutagawa Prize and she entered the literary world. Her representative works include the trilogy "Kinokawa," "Aridagawa," and "Hidagawa," which are chronicles set in Kishu; "The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka" (Women's Literature Prize), which depicts the conflict between a bride and her mother-in-law who are devoted to a surgeon; "The Twilight Years," which pioneered the issue of old age; and "Complex Pollution," which addressed the issue of pollution and gained public acclaim. She cultivated a diverse world of novels with her intellectual perspective and strong curiosity.