Bøker av Shuichi Kato

An autobiography of Kato Shuichi, a cultural critic, literary historian, novelist, poet, and physician. It reconstructs his spiritual and intellectual journey from the militarist era of prewar Japan to the dynamic postwar landscapes of Japan and Europe. It interprets modern Japan and its tumultuous relations with the outside world.

Originally published in 1979 as a three-volume work, this single volume paperback edition has been revised and focuses on the development of Japanese literature and literary tradition over 14 centuries.