Cezanne's Mountain, Sky's Narrow Path, Shinichi Yuki, Out of Print Cezanne's Mountain, Sky's Narrow Path Selected Works of Shinichi Yuki Shinichi Yuki Kodansha Bunko, First Edition, 2002 "The Book of the Crane," the lament of a young husband who lost his infant wife and baby when he was forced to let go of their hands during the air raid. Twelve short stories, including "Sky's Narrow Path" (recipient of the Japan Literature Award), which sways with the thoughts of an old man leaning towards death, and the statue of a dead girl. With "death" as a constant threat and temptation to the protagonists, and as a continuous bass line, this collection carefully selects the representative works of Shinichi Yuki, an "author of life" who tirelessly depicts his longing for the "eternal girl."