世界の終わりと夜明け前

Inio Asano's first collection gathers standalone short stories rather than a single narrative. "Before Dawn," "Alfalfa" and the title piece "The End of the World" move through the small dramas of ordinary lives, from a listless day off to a quiet turning point, each story with its own cast and setting. The grounded, melancholy register Asano later built a career on is already running through the volume.