・Satin Night ・Planet's Spring A set of two books. Both are first editions. "Satin Night" With horror and laughter... One is once again in awe of Kenji Maruyama's depth of skill, seeing the ever-changing expressive ability of nine reconstructed short stories. "I," who injured my leg, spends a summer in a villa on the edge of a cliff. Bored, I observe the surroundings with binoculars and find a triangular object floating on the opposite shore, young people, a handsome brother, and the secrets of the housekeeper... A world of eroticism where the fantasies and reality of a teenage girl intersect. <Other Works> "Reflected in Water" of a boy who fails the exam and is captivated by a mysterious beautiful boy "Sunflower Road" of the automotive license acquisition test for the dropouts "Lizard-Colored Earrings" of a girl surrounded by a charming mistress "Opal" of the frustration of the bridegroom who fell into a honeymoon "Sea Bell" of a TV crew ignored by the islanders "The Day of Burial" where the monk and the villagers are in a hurry to bury the dead man "Spangle Snow" of a man whose only stage is the village disco "Afternoon of the Bullfinch" of the interaction between the teacher and the intellectually disabled boy Reconstructed with 9 stories. "Planet's Spring" It was Whale Town, a rural area that burned down in just two bombings and was forgotten without riding the wave of reconstruction, but from a small spring that had once dried up, along with fresh water, the vibrant energy that began to spread in a ripple pattern healed the hearts of the people destroyed by the war and began to move them towards life. A story of life and death with the people the boy met and parted with before his youth, living in a makeshift hut in the forest while taking care of his father, a wounded soldier who had lost a leg and was abandoned by his wife. The original landscape of post-war Japan is here. Kenji Maruyama Born in Iiyama City, Nagano Prefecture in 1943. Inspired by Melville's "Moby Dick," he aspired to become a radio operator and entered the National Sendai Radio Technical High School. After graduating, he worked for a trading company in Tokyo, but in '66, he won the Bungakukai Newcomer Award for "Summer Flow." In the same year, he won the Akutagawa Prize and began his career as a writer. After depicting the loneliness of a young man who returned home in "It's Noon" (1968), he moved to Nagano Prefecture. Since then, he has continued his own creative activities, setting himself apart from the literary world. Recent works include "Rainbow, Blasphemous Rainbow," "The Moon is Quiet," and essays such as "White Garden of Azumino" and "Evening Garden." In 2003, he published a photo collection "Unraveling Flowers" (Shinchosha) composed of photos taken by himself of his hobby of gardening, and there is a novel "Lead Rose" (Shinchosha) with the method of <starring Ken Takakura>. #KenjiMaruyama #JapaneseLiterature #OldBooks