Two of Japan's foremost contemporary cultural spokespersons met for an informal conversation with remarkable results. While their extended talk took place at a particular location at a particular moment in history, much of the content is timeless and universal. After popular acclaim in Japan, the transcript now makes its first appearance in English.
Topics from the Contents:
- The Meaning of Commitment
- Words or Images?
- Making Stories
- Answering Logically versus Answering Compassionately
- Self-Healing and Novels
- Marriage and 'Well-digging'
- Curing and Living
- Stories and the Body
- The Relationship between a Work and its Author
- Individuality and Universality
- Violence and Expression
- Where are We Headed?
