太宰治「富嶽百景」に関する考察
「富嶽百景」は一番好きな太宰作品である。文芸評論家の奥野健男が「芸術的に寸分のすきもない整った見事な短編」と評するように、何もかもが完璧で非の打ちようがない。こういうのを読むと、天才、非凡さをまざまざと見せつけられる。それは一人間として…
安吾メモ (１)
坂口安吾「大阪の反逆—織田作之助の死—」より、鉛筆片手に気づいたら傍線だらけになっていたので、そこからパーツに分けて引用文を紹介したいと思う。安吾メモ (１) として冒頭から志賀直哉をコテンパンにやっつけるところまで。
Dictionary Dork
People have hobbies. Some are into music, others like gardening. My brother, for example, is into cars. He can be forever out there in the garage fixing up and messing with his scrap cars. My friend, Mina, likes Doraemon, so when she…
To Beautify, or Not to Beautify: That Is The Question…
As last year was coming to a close, I chose the word, “beautify” to be my focus word for next year. This word choosing event for the year is something we do here at Maplopo. Doc chose “thrive” as his word for this year. I picked…
Something about a Woman and Going Round-and-Round
Last night, Doc and I just finished reading Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye. Doc is a great reader (like the character, Michael, in the movie The Reader), so I very much enjoy the opportunity of being the sole audience member of such theater each night before bed. To be frank, I hadn’t been…