From the Google Books description: "Deep River," the Akutagawa Prize-winning work, explores the struggles of a young man caring for conscripted horses abandoned at a logistics base in Kyushu during the Korean War. "Tsujibata," the Kawabata Yasunari Prize-winning work, depicts the human drama of a summer downtown area, triggered by a relative's love affair. "Seihaku" follows an elderly man's journey into the past to find the address of his birthplace, realizing its ambiguity. Includes these and seven other works from early to late in the author's career. This is a copy of Hideo Takubo's "Deep River," the Akutagawa Prize-winning work, first published by Shinchosha in September 1969, with the original obi (paper band). Considering its age, it has little yellowing, and there are no stains, writing, or library stamps. Please consider purchasing, understanding that this is a 56-year-old used book.