Entering the big top, it was a world of dreams. -- A dazzling show unfolding on stage, performers who live their lives as a journey. The author, who spent their childhood in the circus, depicts the lost "Age of the Circus" in this personal non-fiction work. Where did that place go? The "circus," a single community where I was at the time, was a place where dazzling performances and the vibrant lives of the people coexisted, a place where dreams and reality mingled, a kind of liminal space. (From the text) The author, who lived with their mother in the Kigure Circus as a child, spends nearly forty years revisiting the stories of the performers of that time. It is a record of a precious place that once existed in Japan, and an experience of rediscovering a "hometown" that is now lost. A notable work by a promising non-fiction writer. Release Date: 2023/4/3 #CircusChild #RenInaizumi