"How Do You Live?" Genzaburo Yoshino Price: ¥1,067 What did the author, Genzaburo Yoshino, try to convey through the spiritual growth of Copper? It was a message that when asking how one should live their life, the question must always be asked in conjunction with the question of what social scientific understanding is. Included is "Recollections of 'How Do You Live?'" (Masao Maruyama), written in memory of the author after his death. ■ Genzaburo Yoshino Born in Tokyo in 1899. Graduated from the Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Letters, Tokyo Imperial University in 1925. After serving as a volunteer soldier in the same year, he worked on the editing of the "Dai Eiwa Jiten" (Great English-Japanese Dictionary) at the Sanseido editorial department. He worked at the Tokyo Imperial University Library. In 1931, he was arrested for violating the Maintenance of Public Order Act for his involvement in illegal activities. As a reserve officer, he was brought before a military court and spent a year and a half in a military prison. In 1935, with the kindness of Yuzo Yamamoto, he participated in the editing of Shinchosha's "Nihon Shokumin Bunko" (Japan's Little People's Library). This was a series of 16 volumes intended to convey humanism to children in opposition to the militaristic times, and Genzaburo Yoshino became the chief editor. "How Do You Live?" was also published as one of the books in 1937. In this year, the Marco Polo Bridge Incident broke out. In 1937, while teaching at Meiji University, he was invited by Shigeo Iwanami to join Iwanami Shoten. In 1938, aiming to warn against the lack of critical spirit under the Sino-Japanese War and to spread modern education, he led the launch of Iwanami Shinsho. In 1945, he became the first editor-in-chief of the magazine "Sekai" (until 1965). He organized intellectuals into the "Peace Issues Discussion Group" and, centering on the magazine, took a leading role in supporting post-war Japan's peace and democracy. In 1950, he was also involved in the launch of the Iwanami Shonen Bunko. He became a managing director in 1950 and an editorial advisor from 1965. Died in 1981. His books include "How Do You Live?" (Iwanami Bunko), "Let's Learn the Dignity of Humans," and "Abe Lincoln" (all Poplar Publishing) for children and students. (Iwanami Bunko Blue 158-1) Publisher: Iwanami Shoten (1982/11/16) Release Date: 1982/11/16 Language: Japanese Paperback: 340 pages ISBN-10: 4003315812 ISBN-13: 978-4003315811 Dimensions: 1.5 x 10.5 x 14.8 cm #GenzaburoYoshino #Genzaburo_Yoshino #Books #Society/Education/Learning"