maiko-san

The book entitled "Reader" is written by a German novelist, Bernhard Schlink. One of the most successful novels of the first German book which took the first prize in New York Times and became a bestseller in the United States. A 15-year-old student fell in love with a 36 year-old- handsome woman. Michael suffered from yellow fever. Hanna helped him out to recovery. She worked as a conductor for streetcar. When they see each other, Michael reads aloud classic literature from a school textbook for Hanna. She's on top of the world when she listened to him. Then he takes a shower with her and sleep with her. Reading, bathing and making love became a ritual. In the course of time he entered a law school. He got to know a lovely girl by the name of Sophie. One day he mulled over his extraordinary relationship with Hanna. He wanted to betray her. Then, he flirted with Sophie at the poolside. Out of nowhere Hanna appeared and towered above them. She was an eyewitness. No dou...

Last Staurday I went to see a movie at German Cultural Center in Kyoto. The movie was entitled "Lili Marleen." Lale Anderson sang this song for German soldiers in the 2nd World War. Hearing her sweet voice with melancholy melody associated with the French Chanson warmed the cockles of  German soldiers' hearts. Soon the record became German bestseller. It was boradcast by Radio Belgrade throughtout Europe to soothe the Germans at front, who yearned for his fatherland and loved ones. The broadcasting capacity was so strong that the song reached as far as  Casablanca in North Africa. In the course of time Anderson had an affair with a Jew in Switzerland. Then the notorious Advertizing Minister Joseph Goebbels forbade her to sing "Lili Marleen." As you know the Nazis, being proud of thier own race, abhorred the relationships with the Jews. What a jerk! He's a really pain in the ass. However his decision was renounced, as thousands of soldie...