The Yoshimoto family was a "family" that walked on thin ice. Takaaki Yoshimoto, the father, was called a giant of the postwar intellectual world. His sister, Banana Yoshimoto, is a novelist. And their mother, Kazuko Yoshimoto, was a haiku poet. What kind of family were the four of them? Haruno Yoiko, the eldest daughter, writes down as much as she remembers about her family, the people who were connected to her father, and more, centering on episodes with her father. This book is a compilation of the highly acclaimed series from the monthly report of the "Complete Works of Takaaki Yoshimoto," with additions and revisions. It also includes the first sisterly dialogue (newly written) with Banana Yoshimoto. [From the Table of Contents] See ya! Father's Hands eyes Mixing Ratio Nora-ka Hating Factions Lotus and Bones Those Days Earning Small From the Land of the Burning Star Feelings The Days of the Hale-Bopp Comet Gift Seat in the Sky Cherry Blossom Viewing, the Sea, and Year-End Parties '96 Summer Rhapsody Phantom Machine The Price of a Soul Crossing Boundaries Getting Senile! A Wicked Daughter Helping Out Night of the Galactic Spaceship Land of Mirages The Tragedy of T Ring of Solitude Child of Science Metaphysical Keepsake A Piece of Remembrance The One Who Lets Go Only the Bad Parts Resemble The Rules of Reading, the Rules of Writing Yoiko Haruno x Banana Yoshimoto: Sisterly Dialogue Asking Yoiko Haruno: About Father, About Cats, About Essays