Chronicles of My LifeDonald Keene, Akira Yamaguchi
Chronicles of My Life
by Donald Keene, Akira Yamaguchi
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For an archetype of the anti-sentiment to your post, I highly recommend the autobiography of Donald Keene, renown translator of Japanese literature: Chronicles of my Life: An American in the Heart of Japan [0]. He never stops working on the next project, biting off the next book. It's an inspiring life of rich and endless output, lived in such a gentle (almost heartbreaking)…
on “Want to Be Happy? Think Like an Old Person (2017)” ↗Looking back at the books I read, I read a lot I'm pretty lukewarm on. But a few that stuck out: * Chronicles of My Life by Donald Keene. If you ever read much Japanese literature in translation (at least before a particular era) you'll recognize the name, and Keene's life was fascinating. Breezy, fun read. * The Life-Changing…
on “Ask HN: What's the best book you read in 2021?” ↗