A linked novel portraying the everyday life of the salaryman Eburiman. Beneath its light comic tone lies the texture of postwar middle-class life, caught between family and company.

From the comedy of office-worker life emerges the feel of postwar Japan.

A historical novel about an Edo-period flood-control project and the hardship endured by Satsuma retainers. It depicts the loneliness and pride of people confronting duty amid political pressure and the force of nature.

Through the sacrifices of those at the flood-control site, the weight of history comes into view.