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DATE OF RELEASE: 6 AUG 2026

Tokyo, 1912. The closed world of Japan’s aristocracy is breached for the first time. Kiyoaki has been raised among the elegant Ayakura family – members of the waning aristocracy – but he is not one of them.

Coming of age, he is caught up in the tensions between old and new, and his feelings for the exquisite, spirited Satoko. His devoted friend Honda watches from the sidelines. It is only when Satoko becomes engaged to a royal prince that Kiyoaki realises the magnitude of his passion.

VINTAGE JAPANESE CLASSICS - nine masterpieces of Japanese fiction in gorgeous new gift editions.

TRANSLATED BY MICHAEL GALLAGHER

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Publication: 6 Aug 2026, Vintage Classics
ISBN: 9781529988437
Extent: 400 pages

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      DATE OF RELEASE: 6 AUG 2026

      Tokyo, 1912. The closed world of Japan’s aristocracy is breached for the first time. Kiyoaki has been raised among the elegant Ayakura family – members of the waning aristocracy – but he is not one of them.

      Coming of age, he is caught up in the tensions between old and new, and his feelings for the exquisite, spirited Satoko. His devoted friend Honda watches from the sidelines. It is only when Satoko becomes engaged to a royal prince that Kiyoaki realises the magnitude of his passion.

      VINTAGE JAPANESE CLASSICS - nine masterpieces of Japanese fiction in gorgeous new gift editions.

      TRANSLATED BY MICHAEL GALLAGHER

      Paperback
      Publication: 6 Aug 2026, Vintage Classics
      ISBN: 9781529988437
      Extent: 400 pages

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