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Memories of a Wheat Field

(著) 西村惇子

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[About the product]
-A woman's memories of war and days colored by art and music-
"Memories of a Wheat Field", where the bitter memories of running away after being bombed by a B-29 at the factory where I was working under the student mobilization order and leaving my injured friend behind, remain in my mind, and my mother who remade my childhood yukata into a one-piece dress. "Yukata Dress" depicts scenes of life after Japan's defeat, changing from Japanese clothes to western clothes along with memories of the war, and the graceful melody of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, which he encountered in his youth, began to capture his heart as he grew older. This is a collection of 35 essays, including "Rest in Music", which reflects on the sweet and gentle melancholy of Schubert's beloved classical music.

[Contents]
MEMORY OF WHEAT FIELD
Memory of Wheat field
Read "Summer Flowers"
Spring breeze
Spring of Confusion
SPINNING MEMORIES
"Kimono" Rambling Tidings
Spinning Memories
FROM MY OIL PAINTING NOTEBOOK
Redon’s Flower
Rouault's whore
Scenery as seen by Tetsugoro Yorozu
Still Life by Narashige Koide
Dufy's Blue
The Mirror and Me
Small Journey
AT THE THEATER
Watch Koki Mitani's version of "The Cherry Orchard"
David Leveaux's "Macbeth"
Chasing Hisashi Inoue
For Laughs
THE PLEASURES OF MUSIC
Rest in Music
Mozart Face
Sunday Piano Concert
Cello Concert held in a Small Church
DAILY THOUGHTS
The Perils of Nuclear Power
Japanese "Gods"
Kind Gods
Cherry Blossom
The Lamentation of the Moon
Dining Table with Onigiri
Making "Osechi"
The Sound of Clogs
A Small Mortar of Oribe Ware
Rice Vinegar and Honey Cocktail
Saiichi Maruya's Posthumous Manuscript, "There was a Brown War."
POSTSCRIPT
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY

[Comments from the Editor]
This book has the feel of a story that parents once told to their children. However, the shadow of war that leaves an indelible memory in the hearts of those who experienced it can be seen here and there. This work makes you want to think about living in the present and peace while tracing the memories of one woman's life. Please take a look.

[Author Profile]
Atsuko Nishimura
Born in 1931 (Showa 6)
1954 (Showa 29) Graduated from Osaka University, Faculty of Letters, Graduate School of Letters (Sociology)
Lived in Toyonaka City, Osaka Prefecture since 1937.