Haru Nire No Kokage De (Shueisha Bunko)

[Machine Translation] The author, a world-renowned immunologist, lived in Denver in the 1960s during his first study abroad. He met an elderly couple who lived in a boarding house, and learned about the reality of the U.S., which was not only affluent, by visiting bars in the downtown area. He met Chieko, a war bride, and their friendship lasted for 30 years. The nostalgic but bittersweet days of his youth. The magic of reminiscence reminds us of the golden days of his youth. Then he had a stroke, and these are the gems of words born from his struggle against his serious illness. An autobiographical essay.

世界的免疫学者である著者が、初の留学で住んだ1960年代のデンバー。下宿先の老夫婦との交流、ダウンタウンのバーに通って知った豊かなだけではない米国の現実。戦争花嫁だったチエコとの出会いと30年に及ぶ親交。懐かしくもほろ苦い若き日々―。回想の魔術が、青春の黄金の時を思い出させる。そして脳梗塞となって、その重い病との闘いのなかから生まれる珠玉の言葉。自伝的エッセイ。