Dimensions
129 x 198 x 13mm
'Diary of a Mad Old Man' is the journal of Utsugi, a seventy-seven-year-old man of refined tastes who is recovering from a stroke. He discovers that, while his body is decaying, his libido still rages on - unwittingly sparked by the gentle, kindly attentions of his daughter-in-law Satsuko, a chic, flashy dancer with a shady past. Pitiful and ridiculous as he is, Utsugi is without a trace of self-pity, and his diary shines with self-effacing good humour. At once hilarious and sad, 'Diary of a Mad Old Man' is a brilliant depiction of the relationship between Eros and the will to live - a novel of the tragicomedy of human existence.
