The Kingdom

by Fuminori Nakamura

  I began by saying simply this is my tenth novel, but ten is a very serious number. I’m glad that I could write this novel at this major juncture.

  Thank you everyone who helped me with this book. Thank you everyone who reads it. I have only made it this far because of my readers’ support. Thank you very much.

  Nakamura Fuminori, September 2, 2011

  Bibliography

  Cashford, Jules. The Moon: Myth and Image [Tsuki no bunka shi]. Translation by Sadanori Bekku and Sachiko Katayanagi. Shufusha.

  Kanji, Hayashi. The Book of the Moon [Tsuki no hon]. Kadokawa.

  Motokawa, Shirao. Basics of the Moon [Tsuki no kihon]. Seibundo-Shinkosha.

  Unno, Hiroshi. Supai no sekai shi [The History of the World of Spies]. Bungei Shunju.

  Violane, Vanoyeke. La Prostitution en Grece et a Rome [Shofu no rekishi]. Translation by Hisako Hashiguchi. Harashobo.

  These works among others were used as reference for this book.