I Am One Of The Writers Who

Paradoxically, The People And State Of Japan Living On Such Moral Props Were Not Innocent But Had Been Stained By Their Own Past History Of Invading Other Asian Countries.

I Am One Of The Writers Who Wish To Create Serious Works Of Literature Which Dissociate Themselves From Those Novels Which Are Mere Reflections Of The Vast Consumer Cultures Of Tokyo And The Subcultures Of The World At Large.

I Have Survived By Representing These Sufferings Of Mine In The Form Of The Novel.

Fundamentally A Good Author Has His Or Her Own Sense Of Style. There Is A Natural, Deep Voice, And That Voice Is Present From The First Draft Of A Manuscript. When He Or She Elaborates On The Initial Manuscript, It Continues To Strengthen And Simplify That Natural, Deep Voice.

To Be Upright And To Have An Imagination: That Is Enough To Be A Very Good Young Man.