The Girl I Left Behind
New York: New Directions, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. first edition. Fine, fresh copy in equally fine dust jacket. Hardcover. 194 pp.Yoshioka Tstomu is a student, not much interested in his studies, short on cash and long on sexual desire. Eventually he will settle down in a career and marry the boss's niece. Yet he won't be able to entirely set aside the memory of Mitsu, a plain, naive country girl he once took callous advantage of. The episode meant nothing to him at the time; to her, it meant the world. Shusaku Endo presents a profound novel about the choices made by young adults learning who they are and what they want in life. fine / fine. Item #E33573
ISBN: 081121303X
Price: $15.95