Abstract

"I wanted to watch you grow old. Knowing that I can't is lamentable."
She was told that her husband, who was also an author, had lung cancer and not much longer to live. How did this pair of authors spend their time while facing disease and death? The remaining author experienced unexpected sadness over her past memories, but continued to live on.
A collection of fifty-two essays, which were serialized in the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, encouraging those in mourning to live on.

Author’s Information

Mariko Koike is a bestselling author. Debuted with her bestselling collection of essays in 1978, which turned into an overnight sensation. Won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award for 'Tsuma no Onnatomodachi' in 1989, the Naoki Prize for 'Koi' in 1966, the Shimase Romance Literary Prize for 'Yokubo' in 1998, the Shibata Renzaburo Award for 'Niji no Kanata' in 2006, the Minister of Education Award for Fine Arts for 'Ichijiku no Mori' in 2012, and the Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Prize for 'Chinmoku no Hito' in 2013.