I purchased this a while ago and it's been sitting on my bookshelf since I finished reading it. I'd like to offer it to someone interested in this "masterpiece novel." Author: Sue Sumii Title: "The River Without a Bridge" Shincho Bunko Synopsis: Classmates avoid and exclude me. How much have people considered the deep sin of discrimination? Here are people who suffer from the iron ring of groundless discrimination, yet still do not lose love and live sincerely, holding up the light. Komori, a small village in the Yamato Basin. Seitaro and Koji, who lost their father in the Russo-Japanese War, begin attending elementary school, protected by their warm grandmother and mother despite their poor living conditions. But unexpected days awaited them there. #Includes the [Volume 7] published after a 20-year gap from Volume 6. This is a complete set of 7 volumes. #A considerable amount of time has passed since it was stored, and I am a smoker, so the condition is not good, with [stains] and [slight tears in the covers]. Rather, it can be said to be [bad]. #The tobacco smell has been largely eliminated through deodorization, but there may be individual differences. #Please [absolutely] refrain from purchasing if you are sensitive to these issues. #Please consider purchasing only if you are genuinely interested in the story. There is no problem with reading it. Thank you for viewing.