
“Shall I write the history of my desires?” The awakening of sexuality… and its loss… an experience common to all. This is the recollection of desires of a single human being. An autobiographical and experimental work by the literary master Mori Ōgai, now adapted into manga through an overwhelming aesthetic sensibility. Note: Certain expressions in this work may be considered inappropriate by modern standards. However, in respect for the original text, they have been preserved in their original form wherever possible.