Stored on a bookshelf. There are scratches, stains, and sun damage. "Zan" is a historical novel depicting the turmoil of the Yamada Asaemon family, the executioners of the Edo period, from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji era. "Koke" includes the title story "Koke," the first work after winning the Naoki Prize, as well as "En" and "Saku." In particular, it is said that the author's "melancholy of a northerner" is concentrated in "Koke."