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","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/tmgdisk01.cafe24.com\/images\/vs\/4172\/sv\/3jYCU9XCxNesClwWSP6t0wGyheFV3p.png?v=1765052582\" style=\"max-width:100%;max-height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center;font-size:30px;font-weight:bolder;line-height:1.6em\"\u003e What is life? \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-bottom:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-color:;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable align=\"center\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003ctbody style=\"border:0px\"\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"center\" style=\"line-height:1.2em;text-align:center;font-size:18px;color:black;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/image.yes24.com\/goods\/19103650\/XL\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%;{split_style6}padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e Description \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eBook Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eMy daily life has become more cheerful after learning that I have a limited lifespan.\u003cbr\u003e The \"gloomy\" yet \"refreshing\" diary of Yoko Sano, author of \"The Cat Who Lived a Million Times.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Yoko Sano, the author and illustrator of the million-seller \"The Cat Who Lived a Million Times,\" which has been consistently loved around the world for over 40 years, and the husband of Japan's national poet Shuntaro Tanikawa.\u003cbr\u003e \"What is Life\" is a meticulous record of the author's life written from 2003 to 2008, two years before his death.\u003cbr\u003e Read the artist's intimate life, written in a refreshing, novel-like style with a concise and unique style. \u003cbr\u003eWe take a look at the daily life of the unusual single writer, 'Grumpy Sister'.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e You can preview some of the book's contents.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePreview\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eindex\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e I am that kind of person\u003cbr\u003e There's a thing called momentum in cooking.\u003cbr\u003e It's a good thing anyway\u003cbr\u003e Ah, I don't want to work\u003cbr\u003e The most ill-tempered person in the world\u003cbr\u003e I don't need anything special\u003cbr\u003e No one taught me\u003cbr\u003e Is it okay? It costs money.\u003cbr\u003e The life of a living human being is difficult.\u003cbr\u003e The Last Female Samurai\u003cbr\u003e Yoko is doing it again\u003cbr\u003e A truly outrageous guy\u003cbr\u003e Who are you!\u003cbr\u003e Old Man's Report\u003cbr\u003e Discovering Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Commentary by Junko Sakai\u003cbr\u003e Translator's Note\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eDetailed image\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/image.yes24.com\/momo\/TopCate541\/MidCate005\/54042221.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Detailed Image 1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eInto the book\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e I woke up at 6:30.\u003cbr\u003e I can't believe there are people who wake up as soon as they open their eyes.\u003cbr\u003e What on earth are you doing when you wake up?\u003cbr\u003e --- p.11\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Our generation, living in the first long-lived society in history, has no role models for life. \u003cbr\u003eYou have to fumble around in the dark and figure out how to eat breakfast on your own.\u003cbr\u003e Each person must find their own way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.14\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I realized that there are both generous and humble dishes in the world.\u003cbr\u003e There are people who cook food that tastes lumpy and lumpy even when they measure it out precisely with a measuring spoon.\u003cbr\u003e Some people make dishes that look good on the outside but lack depth in taste.\u003cbr\u003e I don't even know what kind of food I'm making.\u003cbr\u003e The gap between my good and bad cooking is so large that even I have put food I made in my mouth and then spit it out, so my unstable personality may be reflected in my cooking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- pp.18-19\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I remember watching a cooking show a while back, and I forgot which show it was because there were so many of them, but I remember making a dish that made me want to throw up.\u003cbr\u003e It was a dish called Mackerel Orange Juice Nutrition Rice. \u003cbr\u003eInstead of water, pour orange juice from a square paper pack, add a mackerel, and turn on the electric rice cooker.\u003cbr\u003e Spread the mackerel meat on top of the finished orange rice and mix.\u003cbr\u003e I can't even imagine the taste.\u003cbr\u003e I feel sick to my stomach.\u003cbr\u003e Oh, I feel nauseous.\u003cbr\u003e That's when I decided.\u003cbr\u003e Let's go eat some food to see how horrible it is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.31\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e There are too many good things for me, but there are too many bad things for Sasako.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.45\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As a child, I realized then that humor was hidden in the most miserable things.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.51\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Whenever I go to a public institution, I always get into a fight.\u003cbr\u003e No, they start by entering the public institution with an attitude of causing trouble.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A murderer is not necessarily a bad person.\u003cbr\u003e There are also evil people who incite people to kill.\u003cbr\u003e Those guys should be grateful that it ended up being just a 10-yen tin can.\u003cbr\u003e --- p.96\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eI tend to think that what lies an inch ahead is darkness.\u003cbr\u003e I am an impatient person who does not want to leave any regrets as much as possible, worried that an earthquake might occur right now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Cancer is a good disease.\u003cbr\u003e People who come to visit the patient with pale faces buy things like melons.\u003cbr\u003e I am a chimney again.\u003cbr\u003e Everyone frowns and says, “Yoko-san…” in shock.\u003cbr\u003e Even the biggest smoker quits smoking if he gets cancer.\u003cbr\u003e Huh, is life that precious?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.113\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ah, you did well too.\u003cbr\u003e With this body temperature, with these bones, with this skin.\u003cbr\u003e People are lovable and missed beings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.193\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e People are helpless.\u003cbr\u003e And everyone is living as they please.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I wonder how that woman, who used to flirt whenever a man was around in her youth, is doing now that she's a grandmother.\u003cbr\u003e Should I still flirt and reveal the man? \u003cbr\u003eIf so, I want to see it with these eyes.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e --- p.231\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003ePublisher's Review\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eA bizarre yet funny, poignant yet powerful piece of writing.\u003cbr\u003e The incredibly 'negative' daily philosophy of a truly wonderful artist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"What is Life\" is not a book that makes people anxious with beautifully decorated words such as \"We should live positively and energetically,\" but rather a book that makes you think, \"Let's just cook and eat.\"\u003cbr\u003e It is also a book that reminds us that if we live, we will die someday.\u003cbr\u003e When the tough individual lives, the lives where brilliance and ecstasy rarely come, feel burdensome, recalling her unhesitating prose can provide a small comfort.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I really don't understand how people feel when they wake up refreshed in the morning.\u003cbr\u003e (Page 27)\u003cbr\u003e Old people are aggressive and always low-key.\u003cbr\u003e (Page 81)\u003cbr\u003e Personality is a disease.\u003cbr\u003e (Page 88)\u003cbr\u003e Oh, the Earth is going to hell.\u003cbr\u003e (Page 196) \u003cbr\u003eDoes everyone change like this when they get old?\u003cbr\u003e No one taught me.\u003cbr\u003e (Page 110)\u003cbr\u003e I'm happy, sometimes falling head over heels in love with a man in a small corner of my house, sometimes getting mad as hell.\u003cbr\u003e (Page 196)\u003cbr\u003e People are helpless.\u003cbr\u003e And everyone is living as they please.\u003cbr\u003e (Page 212)\u003cbr\u003e If you look around while riding the subway, you will always see an old man standing in front of a young and pretty woman.\u003cbr\u003e (Page 230)\u003cbr\u003e Cancer is a really good disease.\u003cbr\u003e Because when the time comes, you die.\u003cbr\u003e There are many diseases that are much more difficult.\u003cbr\u003e (Page 240)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \"What is Life?\", one-liners of life quotes that you'd want to stick on your bathroom wall are found everywhere.\u003cbr\u003e Yoko Sano boasts a multi-layered charm that is both unpleasant and cheerful, gloomy and refreshing.\u003cbr\u003e She speaks with a sharp tongue, both about the human species in a narrow sense and the world in a broad sense. \u003cbr\u003eThe author proves through words and actions that 'life is not as clean as we think', giving pleasure to the reader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Unlike 'positive' people who try to look only forward because they don't want to see the shameful past or the dark and bad parts of their personality, Yoko Sano has the strength to look behind her.\u003cbr\u003e He looks down at his own bottom and questions himself 'definitely' before suddenly getting angry.\u003cbr\u003e Then I cook and eat, take a bath, go to bed, and wake up again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Yoko Sano complains of a deteriorating physical and mental state throughout the book, with her forgetfulness worsening, self-loathing, and even cancer.\u003cbr\u003e So to speak, it is a very negative diary.\u003cbr\u003e But, readers who close the last chapter will be depressed, but no. \u003cbr\u003eThe thrill of “riding a tattered jaguar and powerfully moving backwards” (covered in crow droppings as soon as you buy it) will remain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e They are all really great.\u003cbr\u003e I felt depressed while reading on such a sunny day.\u003cbr\u003e Why do I feel so down when I read stories about great people?\u003cbr\u003e I was tired of being depressed, so I went to the bathroom to pee.\u003cbr\u003e I have a really long stream of urine that just won't stop.\u003cbr\u003e It keeps coming out, trickle trickle trickle.\u003cbr\u003e I thought it was over, so I put strength into my stomach, but it started to gurgle again.\u003cbr\u003e It's fortunate that urine is coming out, even if it's just a trickle.\u003cbr\u003e I want to see how much comes out at a time.\u003cbr\u003e -Page 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Mind of a Chic, Solo Senior Writer\u003cbr\u003e Moments when she can't help but feel warm\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Cancer is a good disease.\u003cbr\u003e People who come to visit the patient with pale faces buy things like melons.\u003cbr\u003e I am a chimney again. \u003cbr\u003eEveryone frowns and says, “Yoko-san…” in shock.\u003cbr\u003e Even the biggest smoker quits smoking if he gets cancer.\u003cbr\u003e Huh, is life really that precious? - Page 113\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I have no obligations right now.\u003cbr\u003e My son is all grown up and my mother died two years ago.\u003cbr\u003e I don't like my work so much that I can't die because I have something I really want to do.\u003cbr\u003e When I was told I had two years left, the depression that had plagued me for over a decade almost disappeared.\u003cbr\u003e Humans are amazing.\u003cbr\u003e Life suddenly became so fulfilling.\u003cbr\u003e Every day is so enjoyable I can't stand it.\u003cbr\u003e Knowing that we will die is tantamount to gaining freedom. - p. 243\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSasako, who seems to have nothing good in her, Nonoko, a disabled person with a temper, the gentle stubborn Pepeo, the editor who is completely obsessed with Yonsama and accompanied him to Namiseom, Totoko, a diligent drunkard, Mr. Single-Bungle, who looks like a walking corpse blowing away in the wind, a stubborn younger brother who is steadfast in his weakness, an alien angel mother with dementia, and Momo, the last female samurai…\u003cbr\u003e Sano Yoko introduces each and every one of the friends who have 'left behind' her in her picky surroundings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e While living by the motto of “not sparing money or life,” he looked at Mr. Single-Bingle, who told him to go first and clear the ground, and said, “I hope that my close friend whom I like never dies.\u003cbr\u003e “Death has meaning when it comes to others, not me,” he said. “That’s when I lose the confidence to die, and that’s when it becomes difficult.” \u003cbr\u003eThe cynical and sarcastic words of the so-called cynic Yoko Sano do not feel cold, perhaps because they are imbued with an inevitable warmth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e My friends hang out with me like this.\u003cbr\u003e Everyone tolerates me and gets along with me.\u003cbr\u003e Everyone must be thinking to themselves, \"Oh, there she is again, Yoko is doing it again.\"\u003cbr\u003e Whenever someone expresses an opinion, I inevitably fly away in the opposite direction.\u003cbr\u003e Now that I think about it, I don't think anyone has ever spoken more passionately than that.\u003cbr\u003e That must be the attitude of an adult.\u003cbr\u003e Am I not an adult yet?\u003cbr\u003e I feel like I've been making the same mistakes my whole life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I realized.\u003cbr\u003e The fact that it is more difficult to get along with oneself than to get along with people.\u003cbr\u003e I wasn't on good terms with myself.\u003cbr\u003e That too for 60 years.\u003cbr\u003e I want to be the first to break up with myself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ah, this is mental illness. - Page 186 \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e 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