[DeepL Translation - needs review] Maruo, an office worker, and Hikaru, an editor, are a gay couple. Hikaru and his childhood friend Kikue, an unsuccessful novelist. The title story, which won the Akutagawa Award, depicts their daily lives with a warm perspective, and the "Shufu to Koban" (The Housewife and the Police Box), which investigates the mystery of the absence of a policewoman at a police box, are included in this comical and heart-warming collection.
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