Waga Jinsei Ki Seishun Seiji Yakyu Taibyo (Chukoshinsho Ra Ku Re)

[Machine Translation] He wanted to be a poet as a child, loved philosophy as a student, suffered from being drafted into the army, wished to be anti-war, and even became a member of the Communist Party at one point. As a newspaper journalist, he walked through the rough and tumble of postwar Japanese politics and has become a legend in the world of mass communication. It is a testimony of postwar history that condenses the author's views on life and the world, including his warnings against populism and sharp suggestions for professional baseball. The chapters describing his feelings for his sick wife and other passages reveal a personality that he does not usually reveal. Included at the end of the book is "In Memoriam: Former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, a Learner without Selfishness: Sixty-odd Years with an Ally.

詩人になりたかった幼いころ、哲学を愛した学生時代、徴兵されて苦悩し、反戦を願い、一時は共産党員になったことも。新聞記者として戦後の日本政治の修羅場を歩き続け、マスコミ界の伝説となった現在までの浮沈も波瀾も率直に記した一代記。ポピュリズムに警鐘をならし、プロ野球に鋭い提言を行うなど、著者の人生観、世界観が凝縮された戦後史の証言だ。病妻への思いを記した章などでは、ふだん見せない著者の人柄があふれ出る。巻末に「追悼中曽根康弘元首相―私心なき勉強家 盟友との六十余年」を収録。