Arano No Furuhonya (Shogakukan Bunko)

[Machine Translation] As an unprecedented "bookstore that sells only one book," Ginza's Morioka Shoten is attracting attention not only from Japan but also from overseas. This is the story of the eve of the birth of such an unconventional bookstore. The story lyrically depicts how a young man who spends his days walking and reading jumps into a long-established antiquarian bookstore in Kanda Jimbocho, goes through a tumultuous period of training, opens a unique antiquarian bookstore, and makes it a success. A wasteland stretches as far as the eye can see. The wind blew wistfully through the wasteland, whipping up a cloud of dust. The address was probably unnumbered, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. I opened a used bookstore there. This book is a must-read for anyone who loves books, wants to open a bookstore, or is involved in the bookstore business.

前代未聞の「一冊の本だけを売る書店」として、国内はもとより海外からの注目も集める銀座・森岡書店。そんな型破りな店の誕生前夜の物語。散歩と読書三昧の青年が神田神保町の老舗古書店に飛び込み、波乱の修業時代を経て、個性的な古書店を開業、成功させるまでをリリカルに描く。「見渡すかぎりの荒れ地。風はそのあいだを土煙を巻いて、侘びしく吹き抜けた。住所はさしずめ東京都中央区無番地といったところだろう。私はそこに古本屋を開いてしまった」。本を愛する人、書店を開いてみたい人、書店に関わる人すべて必読の一冊。