Very sad to hear that Maruya Saiichi (丸谷 才一) has passed away; see, for example, Witty to the end, award-winning writer Maruya dies at 87 by Chiaki Yoshimura in the Asahi Shimbun and Writer Saiichi Maruya's rich legacy.
(Also very sad that there's been so little coverage of this so far .....)
Only one of his books is under review at the complete review -- Grass for My Pillow -- but Singular Rebellion is the stand-out; get your copy at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk.
Only one of his books is under review at the complete review -- Grass for My Pillow -- but Singular Rebellion is the stand-out; get your copy at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk.