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This week, I'll talk about Yumoto Kazumi's Autumn of poplar.
Story is mainly heroine's memory when she was child.
When she is seven years old, her father dies and she moved Poplar apartment.
this apartment's caretaker is old woman. she say "I have a duty."
Her duty is "postman." she receives letters from people who lose someone, and When she dies, then carry them to heaven and send them to address.
she suggest heroine to write letter to her father. Heroine start to writing.

I read two works this author wrote.
both of them, story describes relation between child and old person.
I feel this author is very good at writing stubborn the senior.
I like process  obstinate old person gets along with child she draw.
I think people can change through communication. communication accompanies mutual progress.
This heroine is very coward.  She pay attention to several needs.
this description thoughtful girl for her age is interest for me.

I'll list phrases in this work I like.(Sorry for bad translation, but text is very good  original text.)
"Old woman's moving eyes at bottom of valley between her forehead and jaw tells me she is Popeye becoming  bad person by dosing strange drug."
This Portrayal is very interesting! It reminds me of typical Japanese old woman.
In fact, they look like Popeye! But if Japanese old woman has strong arms like him, I cannot stop laughing.

"My image about summer is still shadow deepening with full of the light and silence embraced with this shadow."
I sympathize with this. there are filled with Sound of cicadas, gigantic columns of clouds, blue sky in outside.
In contrast, my room is very quiet. I see vivid world  through  window.  But my space seem to be stopped.
It is very quiet summer as if I was isolated from vigorous summer.
It is very comfortable but something is loneliness.  I think it is great expression causing several feeling.
I impressed with it.

"It is time to stop deceiving myself. I feel anxiousness like that I  am left alone at foreign unknown station. I must decide my destination,but Where to go?"
This express her feeling she must stop wandering.  She must hurry otherwise she miss train that make her restart her life.
Using word "train" imply something lead person to somewhere.
In this story, she resigned hospital, and she is at a loss. So, this expression imply her step.
I like this phrase "It is time to stop deceiving myself."
Deceiving myself is easy thing, but it is difficult recover from this condition.
What pushes her back is her memory in Popular apartment.
I think  it is main theme the process she reaches this determination.

I like this story and become this author's Fan!
I want to recommend it someone.
I'll introduce books I feel interesting next week too.
It is very good chance! writing something I felt is very valuable experience.
See you next week.