どくとるマンボウ青春記

by Morio Kita, 北 杜夫

18歳のマンボウ氏は、バンカラとカンゲキの旧制高校生活で何を考えたか――。個性的な教師たちと大胆不敵な生徒たちが生み出す、独特の熱気と喧騒に身をまかせながら、ひそかに文学への夢を紡いでいったかけがえのない日々は、時を経てなお輝き続ける。爆笑を呼ぶユーモア、心にしみいる抒情、当時の日記や詩も公開、若き日のマンボウ氏がいっぱいにつまった、永遠の青春の記録。

277 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 168

About the author

Morio Kita was the pen name of Japanese novelist, essayist, and psychiatrist, Sokichi Saitō. He attended Azabu High School, Matsumoto Higher School (now part of Shinshu University) and graduated from Tohoku University's School of Medicine.
He initially worked as a doctor at Keio University Hospital. Motivated by the collections of his father's poems and the books of German author Thomas Mann, he decided to become a novelist.
He is the father of the essayist Yuka Saitō.