Chorus of chicadas | Tatsuya Hirabayashi | Sokyusha 2025 [SIGNED] Tokyo Rumando the fact that the negatives

the fact that the negatives remained for decades in a closet suggests that they were important to him

The edge of the pages shows stains and yellowing visible when the book is closed

The book is slightly warped (see photo)

the lust and anxiety that pervades that period shines through

When I did I was shocked by how it had changed

Chorus of chicadas | Tatsuya Hirabayashi | Sokyusha 2025 [SIGNED] Tokyo Rumando the fact that the negatives"Are the cicadas absorbing Hiroshima into their song? Each time I hear their chirps, I feel a desire for remembrance and peace." From the afterword "This book evokes the souls of those whose lives were unjustly taken in the hot summer, and the pain of the land. A gaze that traverses reality and the spirit speaks of memories that must never be forgotten." From publisher's website