Teki (Shincho Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Gisuke Watanabe is 75 years old. It has been 10 years since he resigned from his position as a university professor. His beloved wife has also passed away, and he lives a comfortable life on his own while planning the rest of his life. He is particular about cooking, enjoys drinking at night, and sometimes visits bars. He is growing apart from his younger friends, and his former student, Yasuko Takashi, whom he has a liking for, does not come around very often. Soon an enemy resides in the brain's marrow. A premonition of ecstasy threatens him. He is sure he will see everyone again in the spring... A masterpiece of sorrowful long novel.

渡辺儀助、75歳。大学教授の職を辞して10年。愛妻にも先立たれ、余生を勘定しつつ、ひとり悠々自適の生活を営んでいる。料理にこだわり、晩酌を楽しみ、ときには酒場にも足を運ぶ。年下の友人とは疎遠になりつつあり、好意を寄せる昔の教え子、鷹司靖子はなかなかやって来ない。やがて脳髄に敵が宿る。恍惚の予感が彼を脅かす。春になればまた皆に逢えるだろう...。哀切の傑作長編小説。