This item has been stored at home. The contents are in like-new, excellent condition, but there is some aging on the cover and obi (sleeve). As shown in the images, there is a faint stain on the back cover that looks like coffee, and there are slight folds on both sides of the inside of the obi. We appreciate your understanding. More than 10 years have passed since Mari Yonehara, a Russian interpreter, writer, and essayist, passed away at the young age of 56 in 2006, but her popularity has not waned. Yuri Inoue (wife of the late Hisashi Inoue), Mari Yonehara's younger sister by three years, who spent her childhood together at the Soviet school in Prague and also saw her through her illness, writes about her memories of her sister Mari Yonehara through the memories of food. Delicious delicacies that appear in Yonehara's works, such as Prague black bread, pelmeni, "Traveler's Breakfast," and halva, are all here. Her father, the second son of a forest owner in Tottori, became a staunch Communist and did not hesitate to engage in underground activities during the war. Her mother, who loved to study and had a strong critical spirit. Through the many foods that adorned the dining table, this is a high-quality essay collection that depicts the unique members of the Yonehara family. Many treasured photos are also included. Mari Yonehara, the legendary Russian conference interpreter who loved eggs so much she developed an allergy and fell into the toilet three times, "more eccentric than Totto-chan." Her younger sister, who spent her childhood in Prague with her, reveals the behind-the-scenes stories of the famous essay and the truth behind various heroic tales. Delicious stories about food, such as "Traveler's Breakfast" and "halva," and many treasured photos are included. From the reviews: Yuri Inoue, the sister who saw her sister from the closest distance, writes about Mari Yonehara... it might be a bit of an exaggeration, but from childhood memories to her later years, it reveals a side of Mari-san that we didn't know. While her sister wrote more lyrical essays, her sister's writing is more descriptive and easier to read. Of course, I don't intend to compare her to a professional writer, but it's clear that Yuri-san herself is intelligent. Many private photos of Mari-san are included in black and white, and it is a must-read for her fans, but there are also many episodes about food, and it can be enjoyed as a delicious essay.