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BOOK REVIEW#7 "King Lear", by William Shakespeare, translated by Tetsuo Anzai, Kobunsha
King Lear is the most famous tragedy written by William Shakespeare. Its plot is even used by a famous Japanese film director, Akira Kurosawa, for his movie, "Ran".
This is a very traditional, ethica
BOOK REVIEW#6 "Leading: Learning from Life and My Years at Manchester United", by Alex Ferguson, Michael Moritz, translated by Naoko Kita
Sir Alex Ferguson, the most famous, successful and legendary football coach, who created the golden era of Manchester United (1986-2013).
Through his career, we can learn how to achieve success in our
BOOK REVIEW#5 "Nihon Gai-shi -Unofficial History of Japan", by Rai Sanyo, translated into modern Japanese by Takeshi Nagao
This is the best-selling book at the end of Edo era, accomplished in 1826, and published 1829 by a historian, Rai Sanyo.
* Edo period (1603-1868)
It's said that the content is somewhat inaccurate for
書評タイムズ#3 「タイタンの妖女(Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 著 / 浅倉久志 翻訳 / 早川書房)」
1959年に発刊されたこの著書は「SFハードボイルドファンタジー小説」とでも分類できるだろうか。ただでさえ小説や文学が苦手な自分にとっては、ハードボイルド調の遠回しな描写や、独特な和訳の言い回し、突飛な物語の展開によって更に理解に苦しめられた。
著名人も絶賛するという作品でもあり、個人的に注目しているメリトクラシー(能力主義)の概念を理解する上でも興味深いと考え読み始めたが読み始めのうちは苦痛(