Quotes from Kunikida Doppo's books, and about them
Musashino on The Tryst: “This is the opening passage of a short story written by Turgenev and translated by Futabatei under the title "Aibiki" (The Tryst). It is largely thanks to the power of that subtle landscape writing that I came to appreciate woods of fallen leaves. [auto-translated]”
Musashino on Taiheiki: “Beside the Iruma district the old map is annotated: "Kotesashihara and Kumegawa are old battlefields; the Taiheiki records that in the fifth month of Genkō 3 the Genji and Heike fought at Kotesashihara thirty times in one day," which must refer to this area. [auto-translated]”
Beef and Potatoes on Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard: “A poet? Why yes, in those days I was a poet. I used to love reading the translation of Gray's Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, the one that begins 'Yamayama kasumi iriai no', and write verses of my own. Compared with today's new-style poets I'm a veteran, you know. [auto-translated]”
A Country Teacher on Musashino: “Tired of marking daily grades, Seizo took Musashino out of his bundle and read it eagerly, like a man thirsty for fresh taste. The author's feelings in Unforgettable People matched his own. [auto-translated]”
A Country Teacher on Unforgettable People: “Tired of marking daily grades, Seizo took Musashino out of his bundle and read it eagerly. The author's feelings in Unforgettable People, the shower in the woods of the Musashino outskirts, the young teacher boarding by the moonlit watermill bridge, all resembled his own. [auto-translated]”