Caucasus

Tolstoy, the Russian Giant

Tolstoy's "The Kafkaes' Charm" Synopsis and Impressions - Tolstoy's Tales of the Kafkaes, also included in a children's textbook written by Tolstoy.

Tolstoy had an extraordinary enthusiasm for the education of children.

He opened his mansion as a school, taught himself, and even created his own textbooks.

The current work, "Kafkaesque Toriko" will be a work from such a self-written textbook.

The title of the book, "Kafkers' Toriko," made me think that it was a story about a man's obsession with Kafkers, but it was "Toriko" as in "prisoner of war.

This work is also characterized by Tolstoy's masterful depiction of nature, which is typical of the artist and the ultimate observer of human beings.
Tolstoy, the Russian Giant

Sogensha's "Mesopotamian Civilization" - A commentary book recommended to get an overall picture of Mesopotamian civilization. Amazing flow to deciphering cuneiform script.

The Mesopotamian civilization used cuneiform writing.

This is all there is to it once it is told in textbook terms.

But the mysterious letters that actually appeared before my eyes when the ruins were excavated.

Naturally, at first there was no way to decipher them at all. How did researchers decipher the mysterious letters? This was extremely interesting.

I can only be amazed at the persistence of the researchers, or rather, their brains. How they deciphered the ancient script was a surprising blind spot for me, too.

I enjoyed it very much, as if I was watching an interesting documentary program.
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Toshiko Kobayashi, "The Sumeru, the Oldest Human Civilization" - A recommended introduction to who the Sumeru people were who flourished in the early Mesopotamian civilization.

There are surprisingly few books written solely on the Sumerian civilization. In such a situation, this book is a very useful work that gives an easy-to-understand overview of what the Sumerian civilization is all about.

I was amazed to read that such a world existed 5,000 years ago.

This was very interesting not only because of the major topics of the invention of cuneiform and mythology, but also because of the background of their creation, such as climate, geography, and political economy.
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Sumerian Mythology" - A book that allows you to enjoy the myths that have influenced world religions, such as "The Creation of Man," "The Legend of the Flood," "Inanna's Descent into the Underworld," and more!

In this book you can read various Sumerian myths.

Of these, I am still interested in "The Creation of Man," "The Legend of the Flood," and "Inanna's Descent into the Underworld.

The first two are directly related to the Bible, and the latter is reminiscent of the story of Izanagi-Izanami in the Kojiki. I was very surprised by this.
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The Epic of Gilgamesh" Synopsis and Impressions - Noah's Ark Originated Here! The oldest world literature was more interesting than I had imagined!

Don't be fooled into thinking it is just an ancient myth. As the translator states, this epic poem is far more interesting than we can imagine. I was also astonished when I read this work. I was astonished to learn that a story written 5,000 years ago could be so interesting!

It is so dramatic and interesting that it can be compared to modern novels and stories, and I invite you to taste the wisdom of mankind 5,000 years ago. Highly recommended.
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Kazuro Mori, "The Ark That Was Hijacked: The Drama of Mount Ararat" - Noah's Ark originated from "The Epic of Gilgamesh"! A book to learn about the Armenian genocide as well.

Mount Ararat, which is now Turkish territory, is a holy place among holy places, known as the place where "Noah's ark" drifted ashore in the Old Testament.

However, the book tells the surprising fact that the story of "Noah's Ark" was actually inspired by the Sumerian myth "The Epic of Gilgamesh" of the Mesopotamian civilization that flourished from 3000 to 2600 BC.

In the second half of the book, you will also learn about the history leading up to the Armenian Genocide, and the book is just a lot of fun. The book is easy to understand and very readable, so I highly recommend this work.
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Tsugio Makimoto, "IT Nation Armenia: Silicon Valley Shining in the Middle East and Caucasus" - Armenia's IT is developing rapidly!

This book will be a work by Tsugio Makimoto, a leading figure in the field of IT in Japan.

Armenia, the oldest Christian country, and the atmosphere of the former Soviet Union.

I came to know Armenia from this aspect, and it was from this book that I learned about Armenia, a cutting-edge IT country.

It was a valuable experience for me to see the country from various aspects.
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G. Poghosyan, "25 Stories about Armenia" - Recommended Guidebook! Read this and you will want to go to Armenia!

This book is an excellent guidebook for getting to know Armenia. It makes Armenia seem very fascinating and makes you want to visit the country by all means. It is a gratifying work that explains the history, culture, and present-day Armenia in an easy-to-understand manner. It also includes travel advice at the end of the book and is highly recommended as a travel guidebook.
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Shiro Shinono, "Pilgrimage to Armenia: 12 Bustling Labyrinths" - If you want to feel the overwhelming sense of ruins, dark and deep of the former Soviet Union, this is the book for you! Recommended Armenia book!

In my opinion, "Pilgrimage to Armenia: 12 Lively Labyrinths" is the best work to understand the former communist bloc that was left behind after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Infrastructural conditions that would be impossible in Japan keep coming up. It was so otherworldly that I was quite shocked. I quoted the story of the hotel earlier, but other surprises keep coming up.

Of course, this book is also an excellent reference for learning about church architecture in Armenia. I was interested in the Christian culture of the region, so I really appreciated this book in that aspect as well.
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Shiro Shinono, "Photographs: Historical Architecture of Eastern Anatolia" - Unknown and unique church architecture of Turkey, Armenia, and Syria!

The "Photographs: Historical Architecture of Eastern Anatolia Stone Arks in Oblivion" introduced here is another very valuable work. I feel very fortunate to have come across these works. It made me think about the meaning of this book's release to the world.

To be honest, it's a pretty geeky book. It is a genre of book that I would never have encountered if I had not studied Kafkaesque through Tolstoy. But the power of this book is real. I highly recommend it.