Yoshie Wada's autobiographical novel follows childhood into youth against the background of the Hokkaido wilderness. Public events, private desire, poverty, and the pain of growth lie beneath its restrained narration.

Against the Hokkaido wilderness, it follows the dark passage from boyhood toward youth.

This Shincho Nihon Koten Shusei edition presents Sei Shonagon's essays with text editing and annotation by Boku Hagitani. It supports the wit, seasonality, and human observation of court life with scholarly precision and readability.

Precise annotation opens Sei Shonagon's wit and the breath of court life to modern readers.