茶話

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A treasury of witty anecdotes gathered by the poet-columnist Susukida Kyukin over years of newspaper writing. Ranging freely across writers, statesmen, artists, and ordinary people of every era and nation, each brief piece is served with sly humor, sharp irony, and unexpected warmth. Originally serialized in the Osaka Mainichi Shimbun, the column drew a devoted following and is often cited as the origin point of the Japanese newspaper essay. Light as tea-time chatter yet quietly perceptive, these vignettes reveal the small comedies and quiet sorrows of human nature.

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