Spring Comes Riding in a Carriage Maiden's Bookshelf by Riichi Yokomitsu

A more intimate and romantic entry in the Maiden’s Bookshelf series, this tale of doomed romance brings together the so-called “God of Literature” with the gorgeous artwork of Atsuki Ito, author of A Love-Letter in 26 Characters.

“Now I can die happy…”

A loving husband nurses his ailing wife in a house by the sea.

An exploration of love in the face of terminal illness.

Yokomitsu (1989-1947) was a modernist writer and co-founder of the magazine Bungei jidai (Literary Era), locus for the New Sensation School, which also included Nobel laureate Yasunari Kawabata. Yokomitsu is best known in English for his novel Shanghai.

Author Residence: Deceased