This item has been stored at home. The contents are in like-new, excellent condition, but the cover shows signs of aging due to its age. We appreciate your understanding. Left View Right View: Four-Character Idioms, First Edition by Hisaya Morishige This is a famous essay in which the author, now an old man, interprets various events he has experienced in his daily life from the perspective of an elderly person. The book is filled with Morishige's unique wit, humorous complaints, and insightful observations that will make you laugh. Table of Contents: People of the Arts Disaster Travel Musings Distant Mountains and Rivers Men and Women Tears of Aizu British Temperament Larch The End of Japan's Decline Cryptogams Silver Wedding Anniversary Sky Satoal Island on the Equator Jewish Proverbs Only Tomorrow British Anecdotes [and more] From a Review: It's nothing more than an old man's grumbling. The writing is also poor, and sometimes he says completely absurd things. But that's okay. It's Hisaya Morishige. It doesn't have to be correct; it has the energy to make you want to listen to this person's stories. I want to be a person with such charm.