Shincho Bunko Bundle Naoki Prize-Winning Authors ① Kaze no Koyomi (Calendar of the Wind) by Osamu Takahashi (Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters) For a truly rich life. A heart's calendar from an author who practices handmade living, including cooking that savors nature, conversations with plants and trees, travel, and gambling. The author, born in the early Showa era, reflects on his life while writing seasonal essays. January: How to spend the New Year - For Men February: White Suite March: Spring of Seaweed April: The Sorrow of Travel May: The Season of Young Horses and the Recommendation of Gambling June: The Day of Plums July: About Indigo, Mosquito Nets, and Sprinkling Water August: Playing with Vegetables September: The Day of Burning Life October: Choosing Vessels November: The People of the Mountains December: When You Stop ② Ritsuko Sono Ai (Ritsuko's Love) by Kazuo Dan (Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Economics) After the war, in a time of confusion, turmoil, and poverty, his beloved wife Ritsuko fell ill with tuberculosis. The husband, with his innocent son, rushes around to nurse her, procure food, borrow money, and find a doctor. The soul's cry for help does not reach the illness, and Ritsuko gradually weakens... Through the image of a couple who, having been stripped of everything, desperately strive to rebuild their lives, this is a monumental novel of Showa literature that captures the beautiful and poignant ascension of a naked soul. ③ Bun to Fun by Hisashi Inoue (Graduated from Sophia University) "Who is Bun? Bun transcends time and space, appears and disappears, is unpredictable, and does everything exceptionally well, nothing is impossible..." The protagonist of the novel written by Professor Fun, Bun, a four-dimensional great thief, jumps out of the novel! Immediately, strange but somehow humorous incidents occur all over the world... A fierce satire and a vortex of laughter born from the unrestrained imagination that challenges all authority and common sense. The debut work of Hisashi Inoue, the standard-bearer of contemporary comedic writing. #ShinchoBunkoBundle #ShinchoBunkoSet #NaokiPrizeWinningAuthorsBundle #NaokiPrizeWinningAuthorsSet #ShinchoBunko #NaokiPrizeAuthors #OsamuTakahashi #Osamu_Takahashi #HisashiInoue #Hisashi_Inoue #KazuoDan #Kazuo_Dan #UniversityofTokyoFacultyofLetters #UniversityofTokyoFacultyofEconomics #SophiaUniversityFacultyofLetters #UniversityofTokyo #Todai #KazeNoKoyomi #BunToFun #RitsukoSonoAi #NovelBundle #NovelSet #BookBundle #BookSet #Books #BOOK